If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
TERESA OF AVILAIn 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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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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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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All times are dangerous times.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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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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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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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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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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