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

Teresa of Avila

Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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Body Eyes Heart Open Soul
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
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
Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Hard Kind Yourself
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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Friendship God Himself Mental Prayer Secret
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
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
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
Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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Act Desire Fear God Greatness Leadership Live Lose See Yourself
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 have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Courage Life Lying
He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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God Himself Satisfaction
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Enough God Religious Soft Speak
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow 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.
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Better Command Existence God Ourselves Perfection True

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

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