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.
TERESA OF AVILAIf this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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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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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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All times are dangerous times.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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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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Love draws forth love.
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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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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