Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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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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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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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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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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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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