Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
TERESA OF AVILAHow friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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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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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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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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Love draws forth love.
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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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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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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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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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