In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
TERESA OF AVILAThe closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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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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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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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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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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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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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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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.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Pain is never permanent.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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