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.
TERESA OF AVILALet nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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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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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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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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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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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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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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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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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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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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