True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
TERESA OF AVILA
TERESA OF AVILA
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Teresa of Avila124 quotes“True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.”
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