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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.

Teresa of Avila

Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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Disturb Enough God Himself Patience
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Change Disturb God
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
I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Afraid Beginning Failure Human Myself Trust
About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Church Silence Women
Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Body Hands Lame Prayer Soul
After you die, you wear what you are.
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Character Clothes Death Deep Yourself
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Himself Need Search Wings
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching
May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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Empty Hands Ourselves Reward
Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Direction Happiness Move Reality Right
Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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Care Death Remember Soul Yourself
Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Favor Forever Greatness Ourselves Remember Suffering Thinking
Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Castle Remember Value Worth
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Act Love Need Prayer Word
The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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God Life Spirit

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