No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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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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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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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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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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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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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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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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