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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness His purity shows us our foulness and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour.
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Love turns work into rest.
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[On her father:] ... in losing him I lost my greatest blessing and comfort, for he was always that to me.
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To wish to act like angels while we are still in this world is nothing but folly.
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul however keen our intellects may be, they are as unable to comprehend them as to comprehend God, for, as He has told us, He created us in His own image and likeness.
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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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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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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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There was the torture of sermons, and that not a slight one, for I was very fond of them.
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I often thought my constitution would never endure the work I had to do, (but) the Lord said to me: 'Daughter, obedience gives strength.'
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It is only mercenaries who expect to be paid by the day.
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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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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company?
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