Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
TERESA OF AVILAAll blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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All times are dangerous times.
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We 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.
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Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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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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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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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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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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