Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
TERESA OF AVILAThere are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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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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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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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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 the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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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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Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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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 important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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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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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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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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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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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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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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All times are dangerous times.
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