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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.

Teresa of Avila

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What a miserable life is this! There is no happiness that is secure and nothing that does not change.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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The most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best effects. I don't mean it must immediately fill the soul with desire . . . The best effects are those that are followed up by actions-when the soul not only desires the honor of God, but really strives for it.
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Dream that the more you struggle, the more you prove the love that you bear your God, and the more you will rejoice one day with your Beloved, in a happiness and rapture that can never end.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy but I felt bound by the things of this world.
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To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face
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Do you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen?
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Life is to life in such a way that we are not afraid to die.
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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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