From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
TERESA OF AVILAThere is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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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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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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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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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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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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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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