Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
TERESA OF AVILAPrayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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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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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Christ 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.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Pain is never permanent.
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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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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