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Reflect upon the providence and wisdom of God in all created things and praise Him in them all.

— Teresa of Ávila Maxims for Her Nuns (1963)

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Most of these trials and times of unrest come from the fact that we do not understand ourselves.

Interior Castle (1577)

To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.

The Little Lamp (1981)

Always think of yourself as everyone's servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.

Maxims for Her Nuns (1963)

It seems as if Thou didst subject those who love Thee to a severe trial: but it is in order that they may learn, in the depths of that trial, the depths of Thy love.

The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus (1565)

Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.

Maxims for Her Nuns (1963)

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Most intellectual people do not believe in God, but they fear him just the same.

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When the mind is not dissipated upon extraneous things, nor diffused over the world about us through the senses, it withdraws within itself, and of its own accord ascends to the contemplation of God.

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Once you accept the existence of God — however you define him, however you explain your relationship to him — then you are caught forever with his presence in the center of all things.

Morris West The Clowns of God (1981)

God seeks comrades and claims love,
the Devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.

Rabindranath Tagore Fireflies (1928)

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