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 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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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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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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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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 may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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All times are dangerous times.
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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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