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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.

Teresa of Avila

It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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Beginning Fear Greatness Important Ourselves Thinking
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
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
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
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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Crystal God Grace Life Man Rise River State Tree Water
Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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God Respect Servant Thinking Yourself
The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Important Love Yourself
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
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
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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God Oneself Simplicity
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
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Conversation Friendship Love Oneself Prayer

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