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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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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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To want to become angels while we are still on earth ... is ridiculous.
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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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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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Teach by works more than words.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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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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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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I often thought my constitution would never endure the work I had to do, (but) the Lord said to me: 'Daughter, obedience gives strength.'
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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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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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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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Never compare one person with another: comparisons are odious.
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My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children.
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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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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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Thank God for the things that I do not own.
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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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All times are dangerous times.
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