I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
TERESA OF AVILAAbout the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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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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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Love turns work into rest.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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