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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as…
— Marcus Aurelius
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She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only…
— Sri Aurobindo
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Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.
— Jane Austen
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I guess the toughest things in translations are word play, which can never be reproduced exactly.
— Paul Auster
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Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects…
— Teresa of Avila
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As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child, shapes the brain, which in…
— Diane Ackerman
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God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards.…
— Teresa of Avila
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I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.
— Teresa of Avila
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Do you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen?
— Teresa of Avila
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A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.
— Teresa of Avila
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What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear…
— Teresa of Avila
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O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to…
— Teresa of Avila
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The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against…
— Teresa of Avila
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A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in…
— Teresa of Avila
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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are…
— Teresa of Avila
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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…
— Teresa of Avila
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If you look at the themes that he struck from the minute he started running for president through today, there is a very high level…
— David Axelrod
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Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a…
— Sai Baba
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You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even…
— Sai Baba
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