I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
TERESA OF AVILALife is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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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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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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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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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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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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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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