The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Love turns work into rest.
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I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail 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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Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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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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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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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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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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