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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!

Teresa of Avila

Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
TERESA OF AVILA

See Sight Yourself
True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
TERESA OF AVILA

Better Command Existence God Ourselves Perfection True
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Born Happiness Love
One always goes on as one begins.
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Beginning Oneself
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
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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God Settle Solitude Yourself
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Himself Need Search Wings
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 AVILA

Endurance Gratitude Mindset Patience Serious Suffering
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
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.
TERESA OF AVILA

Force God Himself Ourselves Willing
Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
TERESA OF AVILA

Disturb Enough God Himself Patience
There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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Greatness Myself Poverty Sorry True
Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Fact God Lost Risk
Truth suffers, but never dies.
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Death One Liner Suffering Truth
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

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