It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
TERESA OF AVILAHow friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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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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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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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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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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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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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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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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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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