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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.

Teresa of Avila

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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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Thank God for the things that I do not own.
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God, deliver me from sullen saints.
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I would never want any prayer that would not make the virtues grow within me.
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Pain is never permanent.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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Don't imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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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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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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Contemplative prayer [oración mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value 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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There is more security in self-denial, mortification, and other like virtues, than in an abundance of tears.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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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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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Patience obtains everything.
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