Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
TERESA OF AVILAThere is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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Love draws forth love.
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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