Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
TERESA OF AVILAMay God protect me from gloomy saints.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Teach by works more than words.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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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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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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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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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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