Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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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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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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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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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Teach by works more than words.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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