Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
TERESA OF AVILAThe life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
-
-
God is even kinder than you think.
TERESA OF AVILA -
Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
TERESA OF AVILA -
Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
TERESA OF AVILA -
Love draws forth love.
TERESA OF AVILA -
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
TERESA OF AVILA -
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
TERESA OF AVILA -
The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
TERESA OF AVILA -
Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
TERESA OF AVILA -
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.
TERESA OF AVILA -
If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
TERESA OF AVILA -
It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
TERESA OF AVILA -
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.
TERESA OF AVILA -
It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
TERESA OF AVILA -
Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
TERESA OF AVILA -
No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
TERESA OF AVILA