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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.

Teresa of Avila

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If we do not use great care to mortify our will, there are many things which can deprives us of the holy freedom of spirit that we are seeking in order to fly more freely to our Creator, without always being bogged down with the clay of this earth. Moreover, there can never be solid virtue in a soul that is attached to its own will.
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The words are very distinctly formed but by the bodily ear they are not heard. They are, however, much more clearly understood than they would be if they were heard by the ear. It is impossible not to understand them, whatever resistance we may offer... There is no escape, for in spite of ourselves we must listen...
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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Lord, how Thou dost afflict Thy lovers!
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We are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His presence in a very different sense.
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I only wish I could write with both hands, so as not to forget one thing while I am saying another.
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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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Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you never speak of them, and don't ask about them.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a very great favor for God to show you.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this would have been enough to make me good, if I had not been so wicked.
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That is how His Majesty [the Lord] rewards our good works---I mean, by predisposing us to perform better ones.
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All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Life is to life in such a way that we are not afraid to die.
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Thank God for the things that I do not own.
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