One always goes on as one begins.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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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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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Love draws forth love.
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