If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
TERESA OF AVILAPeople in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Teach by works more than words.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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All times are dangerous times.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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