One always goes on as one begins.
TERESA OF AVILAAlways think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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God is even kinder than you think.
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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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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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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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All times are dangerous times.
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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