Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
TERESA OF AVILAAccustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Teach by works more than words.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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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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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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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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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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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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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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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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