There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
TERESA OF AVILAThere seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
TERESA OF AVILATruth suffers, but never dies.
TERESA OF AVILAAll the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
TERESA OF AVILAChrist 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.
TERESA OF AVILALet us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
TERESA OF AVILATeach by works more than words.
TERESA OF AVILADon’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
TERESA OF AVILAIf Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
TERESA OF AVILAAlways think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
TERESA OF AVILAIf this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
TERESA OF AVILAThe saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
TERESA OF AVILAHappy the heart where love has come to birth.
TERESA OF AVILAWe 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.
TERESA OF AVILAWe always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
TERESA OF AVILATrue love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.
TERESA OF AVILADo not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
TERESA OF AVILA