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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.

Teresa of Avila

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
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself
Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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God Himself Satisfaction
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
Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Humility Lost Work
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Compliment God Greatness Himself Pau
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
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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God Move
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
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
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
Love turns work into rest.
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Love One Liner Work
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Conversation Friendship Love Oneself Prayer
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
It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Dangerous Ourselves Satisfaction
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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God Oneself Simplicity
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
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
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Courage Life Lying
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
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
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
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Friendship Interest Oneself Respect
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

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