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

Teresa of Avila

This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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Body Discover Material Mistake Yourself
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Courage Life Lying
Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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Body Eyes Heart Open Soul
If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Encouragement Fall Hope 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
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Bad Habit Sin Yourself
Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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Accomplishment Attention Father Heart Ourselves Repeat Time
Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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Affirmation True
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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Action Disturb Ignorance Lose Motivational Ourselves Peace Soul Wrong
Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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Body God Hands Heart Love Myself Prayer Walk Work
What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Company God Goodness Greatness People Place
It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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Body Human Impossible Refresh Rich Vision
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Compliment God Greatness Himself Pau
Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Blessing Purpose Suffering World
Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Importance Journey Spiritual

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