We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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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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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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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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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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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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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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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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