Teresa of Avila on god
Teresa of Avila124 quotes“The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.”
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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.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Love turns work into rest.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila 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.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila
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