Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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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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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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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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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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