There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
TERESA OF AVILALet nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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God is even kinder than you think.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Pain is never permanent.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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