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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.

Teresa of Avila

What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Company God Goodness Greatness People Place
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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Afraid Beginning Failure Human Myself Trust
Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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Thinking Virtue Yourself
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Enough God Religious Soft Speak
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Comfortable Life Night
No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Himself Talk Thinking Voice
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
The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Important Love Yourself
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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God Greatness Hard Time Struggle Walk
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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God Settle Solitude Yourself
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
Teach by works more than words.
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Teaching Word Work
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
If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Abandonment Friendship God Leadership True
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
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Bad Habit Sin Yourself
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
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
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow Yourself
Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Hard Kind Yourself
We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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Flower Growth Humility Love Spiritual Talk True
The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Forgiveness Himself Injury Present

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