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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.

Teresa of Avila

People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World
Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Fact God Lost Risk
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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God Himself Satisfaction
Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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Act Love Need Prayer Sick Willing
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
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Change Disturb God
Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Blessing Purpose Suffering World
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
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Body Care Desire Need Ourselves
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Deal Greatness Imagination Prayer Time Yourself
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Enough God Religious Soft Speak
The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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God Life Spirit
About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Church Silence Women
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Gentle Hard Self Love Yourself

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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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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