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.
TERESA OF AVILAOh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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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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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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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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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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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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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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