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 AVILAAnyone who truly loves God travels securely.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Teach by works more than words.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Love draws forth love.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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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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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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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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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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