Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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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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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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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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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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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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