It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
TERESA OF AVILANever affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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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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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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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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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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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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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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