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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!

Teresa of Avila

All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Evil Flow Knowledge Man Serious Trouble Truth World
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
TERESA OF AVILA

Afraid Death Live Way
May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
TERESA OF AVILA

Empty Hands Ourselves Reward
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
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Answer Prayer Tears
All times are dangerous times.
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Dangerous One Liner Time
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
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
Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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Disturb Enough God Himself Patience
Love draws forth love.
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Love One Liner
It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Constant Fall God Growth Humble Soul
If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
TERESA OF AVILA

Alive Discover Earth Learning Love Open Search True
No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
TERESA OF AVILA

Himself Talk Thinking Voice
Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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Accomplishment Attention Father Heart Ourselves Repeat Time
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
TERESA OF AVILA

Far Greatness Humble Learning Ourselves Purity
It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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Friendship God Greatness Human Law Willing

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