However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
TERESA OF AVILALife is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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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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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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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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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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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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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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