“ ...aconsejaría yo a los que tienen oración, en especial al principio, procuren amistad y trato con otras personas que traten de lo mismo. Es cosa importantísima, aunque no sea sino ayudarse unos a otros con sus oraciones, ¡cuánto más que hay muchas más ganancias! Y no sé yo por qué no se ha de permitir que quien comenzare de veras a amar a Dios y a servirle, deje de tratar con algunas personas sus placeres y trabajos, que de todo tienen los que tienen oración. ”
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“ Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man. ”
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“ Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man. ”
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“ Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. As soon you apply yourself to orison, you will at once feel your senses gather themselves together: they seem like bees which return to the hive and there shut themselves up to work at the making of honey… ”
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“ With all this wide and beautiful creation before me, the restless soul longs to enjoy its liberty and rest beyond its bound. ”
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“ It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found — not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater. ”
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“ To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that. ”
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“ Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence. ”
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“ Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. As soon you apply yourself to orison, you will at once feel your senses gather themselves together: they seem like bees which return to the hive and there shut themselves up to work at the making of honey… ”
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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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“ Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them. ”
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“ Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them. ”
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“ How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee? ”
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“ Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them. ”
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“ It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found — not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater. ”
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“ How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee? ”
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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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“ As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a very great favor for God to show you. ”
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“ Do not dismayed daughters, at the number of things which you have to consider before setting out on this divine journey, which is the royal road to heaven. By taking this road we gain such precious treasures that it is no wonder if the cost seems to us a high one… ”
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“ How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee? ”
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“ Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours.Yours are the eyes through which Christ's compassion for the world is to look out; yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good; and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now. ”
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“ To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that. ”
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“ Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. As soon you apply yourself to orison, you will at once feel your senses gather themselves together: they seem like bees which return to the hive and there shut themselves up to work at the making of honey… ”
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“ God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance. ”
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“ How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee? ”
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“ Do not dismayed daughters, at the number of things which you have to consider before setting out on this divine journey, which is the royal road to heaven. By taking this road we gain such precious treasures that it is no wonder if the cost seems to us a high one… ”
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