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 AVILAIn light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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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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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Pain is never permanent.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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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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Love draws forth love.
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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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