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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.

Teresa of Avila

Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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God Settle Solitude Yourself
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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Far Greatness Humble Learning Ourselves Purity
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Paralyze People Practice Prayer Soul
From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Bad Heaven Hotel Life Misery Night
Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Castle Remember Value Worth
If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Friendship Way Wonderful Yourself
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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Friendship God Himself Mental Prayer Secret
The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Custom God Himself Life Love Prayer
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow 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
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
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy

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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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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