People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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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One always goes on as one begins.
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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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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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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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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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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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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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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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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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All times are dangerous times.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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