May God protect me from gloomy saints.
TERESA OF AVILAHappy the heart where love has come to birth.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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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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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.
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I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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