To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
TERESA OF AVILAStrive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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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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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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