To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
TERESA OF AVILAGod deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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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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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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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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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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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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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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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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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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