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.
TERESA OF AVILALet us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Pain is never permanent.
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Love draws forth love.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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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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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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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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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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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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True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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