He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
TERESA OF AVILATeach by works more than words.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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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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