“We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring…”

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“We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.”

— Teresa of Ávila

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Title: Wikiquote: Teresa of Ávila
Type: reference · Secondary source

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Ávila, Teresa of. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Teresa of Ávila. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Teresa_of_Ávila

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