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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.

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
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Conversation Friendship Love Oneself Prayer
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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God Greatness Hard Time Struggle Walk
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Answer Prayer Tears
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
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
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
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Born Happiness Love
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
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
Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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Change God Patience Strive
Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Hard Kind Yourself
There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Difficult Endurance God Ourselves Suffering
From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Bad Heaven Hotel Life Misery Night

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