Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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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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After you die, you wear what you are.
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True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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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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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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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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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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