One always goes on as one begins.
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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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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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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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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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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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Love turns work into rest.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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