After you die, you wear what you are.
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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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Love turns work into rest.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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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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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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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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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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