If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
TERESA OF AVILAYou pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Teach by works more than words.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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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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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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