God is even kinder than you think.
TERESA OF AVILADon’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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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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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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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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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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