How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
TERESA OF AVILAWhoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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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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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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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.
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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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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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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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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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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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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 us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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