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Patient endurance attends to all things.
Teresa of Avila
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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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Untilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns so it is with man's mind.
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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Ah, how true it is that we love ourselves too much and proceed with too much human prudence, that we may not lose an atom of our consideration! Oh, what a great mistake that is! The Saints did not act thus.
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Praised be the Lord, who has redeemed me from myself.
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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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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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We bloomed in Spring. Our bodies are the leaves of God. The apparent seasons of life and death our eyes can suffer but our souls, dear, I will just say this forthright: they are God Himself, we will never perish until He does.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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