Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
TERESA OF AVILAAll times are dangerous times.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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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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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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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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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.
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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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