Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
TERESA OF AVILALet nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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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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I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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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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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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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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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.
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All times are dangerous times.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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