It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
TERESA OF AVILAWhat a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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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.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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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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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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