Only one soul, life, and death…
Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life… If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
The truths of sacred scripture…
All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
God wills only our good…
God wills only our good; God loves us more than anybody else can or does love us. His will is that no one should lose his soul, that everyone should save and sanctify his soul… God has made the attainment of our happiness, his glory.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
What is meditation…
What is meditation? It means to “remember” what God is done and not to forget all his gifts to us… a way in which our mind makes contact with the heart of God.
–Pope Benedict XVI (1927-
Be moderate and temperate
Weakness of the body also breaks the powers of the soul and makes the talent of the mind to grow feeble; nor can it accomplish anything good by its weakness. Enough of this excess! For whatever is done without moderation is salutary, but whatever is done immoderately is dangerous and turns to the opposite. It is proper, therefore, to be moderate and temperate in every work. For whatever is excessive is dangerous; just as water, if it bestows too much rain, not only has no use, but also brings danger.
–Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636)
Cure yourself of…
Cure yourself of the affliction of caring how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God, concern yourself only with the idea that God may have of you.
–Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936)
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