Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
TERESA OF AVILAChrist moves along the pots and pans.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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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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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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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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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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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 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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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