Teach by works more than words.
TERESA OF AVILALove turns work into rest.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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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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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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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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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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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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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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