Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
TERESA OF AVILALet 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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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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One always goes on as one begins.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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All times are dangerous times.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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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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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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