It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

Teresa of Avila

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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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Flower Growth Humility Love Spiritual Talk True
Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Pay Precious Price Trouble True Understand Value Work
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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Care Death Remember Soul Yourself
I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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Castle Diamond Heaven Home Myself Soul Thinking
It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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Deal Greatness Love Thinking Yourself
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Born Happiness Love
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World
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
What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Company God Goodness Greatness People Place
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
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Gentle Hard Self Love Yourself
May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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God Protection Sadness
It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Dangerous Ourselves Satisfaction
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Body Care Desire Need Ourselves
Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Direction Happiness Move Reality Right
Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Castle Remember Value Worth
Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Faith God Inspirational Place Trust Yourself
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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Act Love Need Prayer Sick Willing
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
Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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God Security Travel True
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Conversation Friendship Love Oneself Prayer
Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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Affirmation True
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

It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

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