Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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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.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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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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After you die, you wear what you are.
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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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