What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
TERESA OF AVILAAll 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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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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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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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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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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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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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.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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