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Jean-Pierre de Caussade Quotes: If we wish to quench our thirst, we must lay aside books which explain thirst and take a drink.
         

If we wish to quench our thirst, we must lay aside books which explain thirst and take a drink.


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The soul, light as a feather, fluid as water, innocent as a child, responds to every movement of grace like a floating balloon.



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What God arranges for us to experience at each moment is the best and holiest thing that could happen to us.



The present moment holds infinite riches beyond your wildest dreams.

The present moment holds infinite riches beyond your wildest dreams.



God speaks to every individual through what happens to them moment by moment.

God speaks to every individual through what happens to them moment by moment.



God teaches the soul by pains and obstacles, not by ideas.

God teaches the soul by pains and obstacles, not by ideas.



We must offer ourselves to God like a clean, smooth canvas and not worry ourselves about what God may choose to paint on it, but at each moment, feel only the stroke of His brush.

We must offer ourselves to God like a clean, smooth canvas and not worry ourselves about what God may choose to paint on it, but at each moment, feel only the stroke of His brush.



There is no peace more wonderful than the peace we enjoy when faith shows us God in all created things.

There is no peace more wonderful than the peace we enjoy when faith shows us God in all created things.



The duties of each moment are the shadows beneath which hides the divine operation.

The duties of each moment are the shadows beneath which hides the divine operation.



All created things are living in the Hand of God. The senses see only the action of the creatures; but faith sees in everything the action of God.

All created things are living in the Hand of God. The senses see only the action of the creatures; but faith sees in everything the action of God.



The books the Holy Spirit is writing are living, and every soul a volume in which the divine author makes a true revelation of his word, explaining it to every heart, unfolding it in every moment.

The books the Holy Spirit is writing are living, and every soul a volume in which the divine author makes a true revelation of his word, explaining it to every heart, unfolding it in every moment.





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