There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
TERESA OF AVILAWe always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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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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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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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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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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All times are dangerous times.
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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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