Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
TERESA OF AVILAGod is even kinder than you think.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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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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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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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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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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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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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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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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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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