More from Teresa of Avila
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.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Christ moves along the pots and pans.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila 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.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Love turns work into rest.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila
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The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge Never say, ‘No’, never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are infinite. Even time and space are as nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything, you are almighty
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
HerodotusHerodotus You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
Al-GhazaliAl-Ghazali (Ty) Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
HerodotusHerodotus So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
Saint PatrickSaint Patrick If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God.
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