Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
TERESA OF AVILAWe may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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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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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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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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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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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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