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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.

Teresa of Avila

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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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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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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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Never compare one person with another: comparisons are odious.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Keep this in mind, for it is very important advice, so do not neglect it until you find you have such a fixed determination not to offend the Lord that you would rather lose a thousand lives and be persecuted by the whole world, than commit one mortal sin, and until you are most careful not to commit venial sins.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us
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