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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.

Teresa of Avila

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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Flower Growth Humility Love Spiritual Talk True
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Answer Prayer Tears
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Courage Life Lying
Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Comfortable Life Night
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
Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Pay Precious Price Trouble True Understand Value Work
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
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 true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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Freedom Ourselves Sin True
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
Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Bad Habit Sin Yourself
From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Deliever Devotion Face God Goodness
Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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Thinking Virtue Yourself
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

If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.

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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.

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