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Saint Catherine of Siena

Saint Catherine of Siena

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One thing I ask of you, and that is not to be swayed by excessive advice. It is better to choose an advisor who advises you sincerely, and to follow them. It is dangerous to accompany many.

Saint Catherine of Siena

Saint Catherine of Siena

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In bitterness you will desire sweetness, and in war, peace.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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If in the midst of adversities the heart perseveres with serenity, with joy, and with peace, this is love.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone is enough.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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I have committed the worst of sins, I wanted to be happy.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Read and you will drive, don't read and you will be driven.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Oh, how long this life is! / How hard these exiles are! / This prison, these chains / in which the soul is confined! / Only waiting for the way out causes me such fierce pain, / that I am dying because I do not die.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Although women are not good at giving advice, sometimes we are right.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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The untilled land will bear thorns and thistles even though it may be fertile; so is the understanding of man.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Extremes are not good even in virtue.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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From absurd devotions and bitter saints, deliver us, Lord.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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It is a joy for me to hear the clock ticking: I see an hour of my life go by and I believe I am a little closer to God.