Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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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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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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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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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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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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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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