It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
TERESA OF AVILAYou pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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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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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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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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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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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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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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Teach by works more than words.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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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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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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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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