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.
TERESA OF AVILAEvery part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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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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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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Love draws forth love.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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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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Pain is never permanent.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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