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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.

Teresa of Avila

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
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Born Happiness Love
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
Love turns work into rest.
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Love One Liner Work
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
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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Freedom Ourselves Sin True
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Brand Freedom God Himself People Slave Spiritual
Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Comfortable Life Night
About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Church Silence Women
Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Paralyze People Practice Prayer Soul
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Answer Prayer Tears
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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God Oneself Simplicity
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.
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God Respect Servant Thinking 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
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
Truth suffers, but never dies.
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Death One Liner Suffering Truth
Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Hard Kind Yourself
Love draws forth love.
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Love One Liner
Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Body Hands Lame Prayer Soul
Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Forget Greatness Hide Image Remember Secret Soul Understand Value
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
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
There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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Greatness Myself Poverty Sorry True
May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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God Protection Sadness
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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Different Oneself Place Unity Window

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