Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
TERESA OF AVILAIf you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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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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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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All times are dangerous times.
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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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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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