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Holy church-that mother who is also a queen because she is a king's bride.

Teresa of Avila

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Teach by works more than words.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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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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To want to become angels while we are still on earth ... is ridiculous.
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