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

Teresa of Avila

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
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.
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Disturb Enough God Himself Patience
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Failure God Myself Prayer Responsibility
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
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
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
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Afraid Beginning Failure Human Myself Trust
Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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Different Oneself Place Unity Window
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
Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Direction Happiness Move Reality Right
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Alone Love Worth
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Friendship Interest Oneself Respect
No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Himself Talk Thinking Voice

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

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