It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
TERESA OF AVILAGod prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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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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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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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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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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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Love draws forth love.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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All times are dangerous times.
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