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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.

Teresa of Avila

Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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Act Desire Fear God Greatness Leadership Live Lose See Yourself
He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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God Himself Satisfaction
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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God Oneself Simplicity
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Courage Life Lying
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
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Act Love Need Prayer Word
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
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
All times are dangerous times.
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Dangerous One Liner 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.
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Far Greatness Humble Learning Ourselves Purity
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
Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Comfortable Life Night
The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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God Life Spirit

You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.

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