Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
TERESA OF AVILAEach 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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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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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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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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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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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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