God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
TERESA OF AVILADon’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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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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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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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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