Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
TERESA OF AVILAEvery part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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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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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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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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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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