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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.

Teresa of Avila

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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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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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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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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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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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Oh, how everything that is suffered with love is healed again!
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Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns so also the mind of man.
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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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God never changes Patient endurance Attains to all things Who God possesses In nothing is wanting Alone God suffices.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?
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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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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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The most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best effects. I don't mean it must immediately fill the soul with desire . . . The best effects are those that are followed up by actions-when the soul not only desires the honor of God, but really strives for it.
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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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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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