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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.

Teresa of Avila

If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Abandonment Friendship God Leadership True
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
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
Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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Affirmation True
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
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
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
He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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God Himself Satisfaction
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.
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Force God Himself Ourselves Willing
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
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
Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Blessing Purpose Suffering World
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow Yourself
Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Direction Happiness Move Reality Right
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World

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