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.
TERESA OF AVILALet us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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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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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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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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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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