All times are dangerous times.
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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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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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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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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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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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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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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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Pain is never permanent.
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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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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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