There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
TERESA OF AVILAAll things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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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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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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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of 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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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