If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
TERESA OF AVILAAlways 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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If 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.
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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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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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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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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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