People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
TERESA OF AVILALife is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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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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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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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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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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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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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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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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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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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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Love draws forth love.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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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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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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