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.
TERESA OF AVILAIf you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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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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One always goes on as one begins.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Teach by works more than words.
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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.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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