There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
TERESA OF AVILAThere is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
TERESA OF AVILAThe life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
TERESA OF AVILABlessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
TERESA OF AVILAHappy the heart where love has come to birth.
TERESA OF AVILAPrayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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.
TERESA OF AVILANever do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
TERESA OF AVILAUnion 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.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
TERESA OF AVILAAccustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
TERESA OF AVILALet us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
TERESA OF AVILAHowever softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
TERESA OF AVILAHow often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
TERESA OF AVILAIf 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.
TERESA OF AVILAMay I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
TERESA OF AVILAThe closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
TERESA OF AVILA