Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
TERESA OF AVILAAny real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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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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Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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All times are dangerous times.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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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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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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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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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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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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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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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.
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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.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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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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