Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
TERESA OF AVILAOh, 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.
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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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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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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Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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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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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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