Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
TERESA OF AVILALet us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Teach by works more than words.
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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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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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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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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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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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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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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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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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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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Love draws forth love.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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