In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
TERESA OF AVILAMay I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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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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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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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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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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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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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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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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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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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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