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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.

Teresa of Avila

Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Disappoint Obedience Remember Yourself
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Courage Life Lying
Teach by works more than words.
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Teaching Word Work
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Custom God Himself Life Love Prayer
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching
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
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
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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God Protection Sadness
Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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Body God Hands Heart Love Myself Prayer Walk Work
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
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
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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Action Disturb Ignorance Lose Motivational Ourselves Peace Soul Wrong
Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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God Himself Satisfaction
He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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God Himself Satisfaction

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