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.
TERESA OF AVILAHow often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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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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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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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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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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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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