One always goes on as one begins.
TERESA OF AVILAThe closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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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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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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