But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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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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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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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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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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