Teach by works more than words.
TERESA OF AVILAUnion is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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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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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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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.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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