Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
TERESA OF AVILAAny real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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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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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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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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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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Teach by works more than words.
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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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After you die, you wear what you are.
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Love draws forth love.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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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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