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.
TERESA OF AVILAHowever softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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One always goes on as one begins.
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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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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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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 always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Teach by works more than words.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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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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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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