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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.

Teresa of Avila

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
Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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God Security Travel True
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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Crystal God Grace Life Man Rise River State Tree Water
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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Earth Heaven Hotel Light Night Serious Suffering Worst
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
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Born Happiness Love
True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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Growth Love Rejection Soul Tenderness True
He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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God Himself Satisfaction
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
All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Patience Strive
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
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Act Love Need Prayer Word
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Faith God Inspirational Place Trust Yourself
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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Beginning Fear Greatness Important Ourselves Thinking
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
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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God Health Obedience Yourself
Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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God Move
Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Curiosity Talk Yourself
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Change Disturb God
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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Difficult Endurance God Ourselves Suffering
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
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
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

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