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.
TERESA OF AVILAPeople in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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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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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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All times are dangerous times.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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