Love draws forth love.
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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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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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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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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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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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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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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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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