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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

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
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
Love turns work into rest.
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Love One Liner Work
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
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
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
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
Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Paralyze People Practice Prayer Soul
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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Acceptance Best God Praise
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Answer Prayer Tears
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
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.
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Better Command Existence God Ourselves Perfection True
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
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Enough God Religious Soft Speak

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