God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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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God is even kinder than you think.
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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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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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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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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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