If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
TERESA OF AVILAAbout the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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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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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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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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