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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.

Teresa of Avila

You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Compliment God Greatness Himself Pau
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Born Happiness Love
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Body Care Desire Need Ourselves
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
After you die, you wear what you are.
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Character Clothes Death Deep Yourself
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow Yourself
There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Act Humility Knowledge Study Value World
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
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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Alive Discover Earth Learning Love Open Search True
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Brand Freedom God Himself People Slave Spiritual
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Experience Goodness Reach
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

May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.

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