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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.

Teresa of Avila

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Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you never speak of them, and don't ask about them.
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We are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His presence in a very different sense.
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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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His Majesty [the Lord] . . . rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God.
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