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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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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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Hope, O my soul, hope. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one.
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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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Remember that you have only one soul that you have only one death to die that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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God, deliver me from sullen saints.
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The words are very distinctly formed but by the bodily ear they are not heard. They are, however, much more clearly understood than they would be if they were heard by the ear. It is impossible not to understand them, whatever resistance we may offer... There is no escape, for in spite of ourselves we must listen...
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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God has no hands or feet or voice except ours and through these He works.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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For pity's sake, don't start meeting troubles halfway.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Let us look at our own faults, and not other people's. We ought not to insist on everyone following in our footsteps, nor to take upon ourselves to give instructions in spirituality when, perhaps, we do not even know what it is.
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Patient endurance attends to all things.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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Patience obtains everything.
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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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Contemplative prayer [oración mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us.
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You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect.
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