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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.

Teresa of Avila

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
The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Forgiveness Himself Injury Present
All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Patience Strive
God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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God Myself People Perfection Spiritual
Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Importance Journey Spiritual
It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Constant Fall God Growth Humble Soul
Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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God Respect Servant Thinking Yourself
Teach by works more than words.
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Teaching Word Work
Love draws forth love.
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Love One Liner
May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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God Protection Sadness
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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Action Disturb Ignorance Lose Motivational Ourselves Peace Soul Wrong
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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Freedom Ourselves Sin True
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

All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.

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