black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!

Teresa of Avila

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.
TERESA OF AVILA

Brand Freedom God Himself People Slave Spiritual
It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
TERESA OF AVILA

Alone Love Worth
God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
TERESA OF AVILA

God Health Obedience Yourself
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
TERESA OF AVILA

Action Disturb Ignorance Lose Motivational Ourselves Peace Soul Wrong
Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
TERESA OF AVILA

Deal Greatness Imagination Prayer Time Yourself
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
TERESA OF AVILA

Courage Life Lying
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
TERESA OF AVILA

Pity Start Trouble Way
Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
TERESA OF AVILA

Body God Hands Heart Love Myself Prayer Walk Work
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
TERESA OF AVILA

Greatness Love Perfection Practice
Love turns work into rest.
TERESA OF AVILA

Love One Liner Work
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
TERESA OF AVILA

God Oneself Simplicity
Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
TERESA OF AVILA

God Security Travel True
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
TERESA OF AVILA

Experience Goodness Reach
All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
TERESA OF AVILA

Patience Strive
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
TERESA OF AVILA

Compliment God Greatness Himself Pau
Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
TERESA OF AVILA

Act Desire Fear God Greatness Leadership Live Lose See Yourself

What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!

Related Topics

Popular Authors

What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Teresa of Avila Quotes