Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
TERESA OF AVILALet us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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All times are dangerous times.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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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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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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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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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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