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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.

Teresa of Avila

For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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Endurance Gratitude Mindset Patience Serious Suffering
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
Love draws forth love.
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Love One Liner
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
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Answer Prayer Tears
True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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Better Command Existence God Ourselves Perfection True
Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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Body Eyes Heart Open Soul
This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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Body Discover Material Mistake Yourself
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Friendship Interest Oneself Respect
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
Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Direction Happiness Move Reality Right
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
Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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Affirmation True
After you die, you wear what you are.
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Character Clothes Death Deep Yourself
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Failure God Myself Prayer Responsibility

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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