Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
TERESA OF AVILALet us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
TERESA OF AVILAEvery part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
TERESA OF AVILATrue perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
TERESA OF AVILAWhat a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
TERESA OF AVILALet there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
TERESA OF AVILAPrayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
TERESA OF AVILAFrom moment to moment one can bear much.
TERESA OF AVILAI thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
TERESA OF AVILAHow friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
TERESA OF AVILAFor pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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.
TERESA OF AVILAAll times are dangerous times.
TERESA OF AVILAMuch 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.
TERESA OF AVILAThe closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
TERESA OF AVILABut the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
TERESA OF AVILATrue love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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