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.
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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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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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.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Love turns work into rest.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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