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 1  Intr,   0     |      poverty, St. Teresa extols the virtues of poverty and exhorts her
 2  Intr,   0     |           and humility: these three virtues, if they are sought in the
 3  Intr,   0     |          the practice of the "great virtues", which can be acquired
 4  Intr,   0     |           they believe they possess virtues which in fact they do not --
 5  Intr,   0     |            addressed and with whose virtues and failing she was so familiar.
 6  Unic,   1     |         desires, I hoped that their virtues would more than counteract
 7  Unic,   2     |          chastity and all the other virtues are fortified much better
 8  Unic,   4     |          affection. Let us love the virtues and inward goodness, and
 9  Unic,   7     |        great advance in each of the virtues and keep her Rule with great
10  Unic,   7     |           see any increase in their virtues. All such things, quite
11  Unic,   8     |             Majesty will infuse the virtues into us in such a way that,
12  Unic,   8     |          say the same about all the virtues and about all that I am
13  Unic,   8     |         explain the nature of these virtues by describing the contraries
14  Unic,  10     |             how sovereign are these virtues, mistresses of all created
15  Unic,  10     |           begs Him to nourish these virtues within him lest he lose
16  Unic,  10(34) |           mortification, very great virtues."~
17  Unic,  10     |                               These virtues, it is true, have the property
18  Unic,  10     |           mortification, when these virtues are so highly praised by
19  Unic,  10     |              It is to possess these virtues, then, my daughters, that
20  Unic,  13     |          they are benefited by many virtues. For the devil does not
21  Unic,  13     |          mortal nature destroys the virtues in us.~
22  Unic,  15     |                     These are great virtues, my sisters, and I should
23  Unic,  15     |          however great the interior virtues may be, they do not weaken
24  Unic,  16     |           acquired these elementary virtues. But you may be sure that
25  Unic,  16     |            impossible for these two virtues to exist save where there
26  Unic,  16     |             am talking to you about virtues when you have more than
27  Unic,  16     |           if you do not possess the virtues. For this is the first step
28  Unic,  16     |      towards the acquisition of the virtues and the very life of all
29  Unic,  16     |         expect him to have the rare virtues which a great contemplative
30  Unic,  16     |            if we do not achieve the virtues, this can only be done with
31  Unic,  16     |          great labour, although the virtues are not necessary here in
32  Unic,  16     |         strive to gain the greatest virtues.47 I will explain this,
33  Unic,  16(47) |                    Lit.: "the great virtues." In V. St. Teresa originally
34  Unic,  16(47) |          and ended it: "to gain the virtues which I there described
35  Unic,  16     |            a sad way and lacking in virtues, He gives them consolations,
36  Unic,  17     | mortification, detachment and other virtues. There is no reason for
37  Unic,  18     |           am referring to the great virtues of humility, mortification
38  Unic,  18     |          saying] that these are the virtues which I desire you to possess
39  Unic,  21     |      possess humility and the other virtues; but God forbid that the
40  Unic,  28     |            that is pure and full of virtues, and, the greater these
41  Unic,  28     |              and, the greater these virtues are, the more brilliantly
42  Unic,  32     |         humility, for those are the virtues which achieve everything.
43  Unic,  36     |    forgiveness, if not in the other virtues as well. I cannot believe
44  Unic,  38     |    life-blood and put an end to our virtues and we go on yielding to
45  Unic,  38     |             believe that we possess virtues which we do not: that is
46  Unic,  38     |           it becomes clear that our virtues are only lent us. The truth
47  Unic,  38     |          place no reliance on these virtues: we ought not to think that
48  Unic,  38     |            gives one of these solid virtues, it seems to bring all the
49  Unic,  38     |       always doubtful about his own virtues; very often they seem more
50  Unic,  38     |             have one of these solid virtues, it brings all the rest
51  Unic,  40     |          these two very, very great virtues.138 You are right to ask,
52  Unic,  40(138)|                    Lit.: "these two virtues, so great, so great."~
53  Unic,  41     |             as to make them rich in virtues and to raise them, in a