Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
TERESA OF AVILADesire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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All times are dangerous times.
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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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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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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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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Love turns work into rest.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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