Love draws forth love.
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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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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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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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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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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One always goes on as one begins.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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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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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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