He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
TERESA OF AVILALife is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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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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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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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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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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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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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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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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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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