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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.

Teresa of Avila

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
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself
Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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Change God Patience Strive
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
There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Act Humility Knowledge Study Value World
Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Importance Journey Spiritual
I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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Castle Diamond Heaven Home Myself Soul Thinking
Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Humility Lost Work
Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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God Himself Satisfaction
Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Faith God Inspirational Place Trust Yourself
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
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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Disturb Enough God Himself Patience
Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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Force God Himself Ourselves Willing
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Himself Need Search Wings
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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Act Desire Fear God Greatness Leadership Live Lose See Yourself
Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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Change Hold People Quick Serious
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Change Disturb God
Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Disappoint Obedience Remember Yourself
Love turns work into rest.
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Love One Liner Work
Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Blessing Purpose Suffering World
May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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Empty Hands Ourselves Reward
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Born Happiness Love
Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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Thinking Virtue Yourself
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
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
God is even kinder than you think.
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God Kindness Thinking Yourself

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