When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
TERESA OF AVILATruth suffers, but never dies.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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God is even kinder than you think.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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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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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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All times are dangerous times.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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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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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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