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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.

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In order that love be fully satisfied, It is necessary that It lower Itself and that It lower Itself to nothingness and transform this nothingness into fire.
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Never compare one person with another: comparisons are odious.
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The surest way to determine whether one possesses the love of God is to see whether he or she loves his or her neighbor. These two loves are never separated. Rest assured, the more you progress in love of neighbor the more your love of God will increase.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Hope, O my soul, hope. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one.
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Let us look at our own faults, and not other people's. We ought not to insist on everyone following in our footsteps, nor to take upon ourselves to give instructions in spirituality when, perhaps, we do not even know what it is.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.
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Ah, how true it is that we love ourselves too much and proceed with too much human prudence, that we may not lose an atom of our consideration! Oh, what a great mistake that is! The Saints did not act thus.
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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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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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