Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
TERESA OF AVILAGod prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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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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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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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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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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