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.
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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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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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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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Much 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.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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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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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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God is even kinder than you think.
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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.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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