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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.

Teresa of Avila

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Hope, O my soul, hope. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one.
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All times are dangerous times.
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I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy. May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me, even in this life, for every one of my good desires.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for making bricks or for making mortar.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns so also the mind of man.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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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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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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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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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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What misery to live in this world! We are like men whose enemies are at the door, who must not lay aside their arms, even while sleeping or eating, and are always in dread lest the foe should enter the fortress by some breach in the walls. O my Lord and my all! How canst thou wish us to prize such a wretched existence?
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