As to what good qualities there may be in our souls, or Who dwells within them, or how precious they are — those are things which we seldom consider … - Teresa of Ávila

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As to what good qualities there may be in our souls, or Who dwells within them, or how precious they are — those are things which we seldom consider and so we trouble little about carefully preserving the soul's beauty. All our interest is centred in the rough setting of the diamond, and in the outer wall of the castle — that is to say, in these bodies of ours.