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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.


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He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.

He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.



We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.

We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.



The measure of love is love without measure.

The measure of love is love without measure.



Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.

Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.



What we love we shall grow to resemble.

What we love we shall grow to resemble.



The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.

The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.



there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self's sake. 2) Love of God for self's sake. 3) Love of God for God's own sake. 4) Love of self for God's sake.

there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self's sake. 2) Love of God for self's sake. 3) Love of God for God's own sake. 4) Love of self for God's sake.



The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.

The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.



The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man's heart.

The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man's heart.



Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.

Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.





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