Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
TERESA OF AVILAHowever softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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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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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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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.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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