To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
TERESA OF AVILAAnyone who truly loves God travels securely.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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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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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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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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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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All times are dangerous times.
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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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