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.
TERESA OF AVILATo want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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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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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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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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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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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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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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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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All times are dangerous times.
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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 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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