Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
TERESA OF AVILAIf Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Pain is never permanent.
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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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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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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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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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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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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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Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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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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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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