In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
TERESA OF AVILAThe closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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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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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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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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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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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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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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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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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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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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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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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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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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