God is even kinder than you think.
TERESA OF AVILAHappy the heart where love has come to birth.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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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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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Love draws forth love.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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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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Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Union 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.
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