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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.

Teresa of Avila

The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Forgiveness Himself Injury Present
It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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Deal Greatness Love Thinking Yourself
God is even kinder than you think.
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God Kindness Thinking Yourself
From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Deliever Devotion Face God Goodness
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Brand Freedom God Himself People Slave Spiritual
Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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Different Oneself Place Unity Window
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Feeling God Journey
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World
Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Castle Remember Value Worth
Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Forget Greatness Hide Image Remember Secret Soul Understand Value
Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Comfortable Life Night
It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Constant Fall God Growth Humble Soul
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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Alive Discover Earth Learning Love Open Search True
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself

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