Love turns work into rest.
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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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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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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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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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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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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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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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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Teach by works more than words.
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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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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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