People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
TERESA OF AVILADon’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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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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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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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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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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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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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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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