Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
TERESA OF AVILABe gentle to all and stern with yourself.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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It is love alone that gives worth 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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Pain is never permanent.
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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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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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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