Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
TERESA OF AVILAMuch more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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All times are dangerous times.
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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.
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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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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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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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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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