We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
TERESA OF AVILADo not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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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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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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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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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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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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