Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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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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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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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 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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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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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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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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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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