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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.

Teresa of Avila

What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
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
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
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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Death Live Oneself Quick
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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Crystal God Grace Life Man Rise River State Tree Water
If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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Carry Perfection Reason Seek Understand Yourself
Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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Affirmation True
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
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
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Church Silence Women
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Pity Start Trouble Way
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Conversation Friendship Love Oneself Prayer
The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Custom God Himself Life Love Prayer
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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See Sight Yourself
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
Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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God Move
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
If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Friendship Way Wonderful Yourself
God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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God Health Obedience Yourself
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
From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Deliever Devotion Face God Goodness
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Enough God Religious Soft Speak
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
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

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