Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
TERESA OF AVILAThose who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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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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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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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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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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Love turns work into rest.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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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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After you die, you wear what you are.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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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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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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