When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
TERESA OF AVILAHow friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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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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Pain is never permanent.
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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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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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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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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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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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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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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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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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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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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