Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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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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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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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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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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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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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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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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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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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.
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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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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Don’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.
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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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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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