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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.

Teresa of Avila

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Keep this in mind, for it is very important advice, so do not neglect it until you find you have such a fixed determination not to offend the Lord that you would rather lose a thousand lives and be persecuted by the whole world, than commit one mortal sin, and until you are most careful not to commit venial sins.
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Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.
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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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What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company?
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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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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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How friendly all men would be one with another, if no regard were paid to honour and money! I believe it would be a remedy for everything.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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It should be observed that perfect love of God consists not in those delights, tears and sentiments of devotion that we generally seek, but in a strong determination and keen desire to please God in all things, and to promote His glory.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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It is certain that the love of God does not consist in this sweetness and tenderness which we for the most part desire but rather in serving Him in justice, fortitude, and humility. His Majesty seeks and loves courageous souls.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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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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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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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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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart.
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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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