This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
TERESA OF AVILALove turns work into rest.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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 deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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Love turns work into rest.
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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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