One always goes on as one begins.
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More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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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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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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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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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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Teach by works more than words.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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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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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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