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 AVILADon’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Love draws forth love.
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Love turns work into rest.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Pain is never permanent.
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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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