When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
TERESA OF AVILAIf you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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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.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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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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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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