The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
TERESA OF AVILAGod deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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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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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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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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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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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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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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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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