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.
TERESA OF AVILAThere are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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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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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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