Love draws forth love.
TERESA OF AVILASuffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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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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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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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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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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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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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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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 true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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