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.
TERESA OF AVILALet us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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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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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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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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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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