No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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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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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Teach by works more than words.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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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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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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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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