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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.

Teresa of Avila

Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Importance Journey Spiritual
If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Encouragement Fall Hope Yourself
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World
The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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God Life Spirit
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Act Love Need Prayer Word
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
God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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God Myself People Perfection Spiritual
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Answer Prayer Tears
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
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Compliment God Greatness Himself Pau
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
Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Fact God Lost Risk
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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God Health Obedience Yourself

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