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.
TERESA OF AVILADesire 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.
TERESA OF AVILAThe saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
TERESA OF AVILABe kind to all and severe to thyself.
TERESA OF AVILAFor pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
TERESA OF AVILAAfter you die, you wear what you are.
TERESA OF AVILAHow poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
TERESA OF AVILAThe closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
TERESA OF AVILAYou pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
TERESA OF AVILAWhoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
TERESA OF AVILALet us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
TERESA OF AVILAPrayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
TERESA OF AVILAThere is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
TERESA OF AVILALove makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
TERESA OF AVILAIf you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
TERESA OF AVILALife is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
TERESA OF AVILAAll things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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