But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
TERESA OF AVILAEverything 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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.
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Let 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.
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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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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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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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One always goes on as one begins.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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