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Thank God for the things that I do not own.

Teresa of Avila

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How is it that we do not die of love in seeing that God Himself could do no more than shed His divine blood for us drop by drop? When as man He was preparing for death, He made Himself our food in order to give us life. God becomes food, bread for his creatures. Is this not enough to make us die of love?
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Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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Patience obtains everything.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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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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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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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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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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Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.
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Teach by works more than words.
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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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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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What a miserable life is this! There is no happiness that is secure and nothing that does not change.
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