Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
TERESA OF AVILAIf you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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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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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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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Teach by works more than words.
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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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