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Love draws forth love.

Teresa of Avila

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

God Myself People Perfection Spiritual
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Conversation Friendship Love Oneself Prayer
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
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
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Gentle Hard Self Love Yourself
In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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Earth Heaven Hotel Light Night Serious Suffering Worst
Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Favor Forever Greatness Ourselves Remember Suffering Thinking
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
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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God Settle Solitude Yourself
Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Humility Lost Work
I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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Castle Diamond Heaven Home Myself Soul Thinking
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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Abandonment Friendship God Leadership True
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
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

Love draws forth love.

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