The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
TERESA OF AVILAIf 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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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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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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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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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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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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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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