It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
TERESA OF AVILALife is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Each 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.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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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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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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