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Love turns work into rest.

Teresa of Avila

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O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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