More from Teresa of Avila
God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Christ moves along the pots and pans.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila 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.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila 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 AvilaTeresa of Avila From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila
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Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
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There is no love deeper than a broken soul madly in love.
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Shruthi SagarShruthi Sagar Like love & pain, you will slowly fade away too.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta Kiss his wounds and tell him its okay to cry, humans have emotions and they bleed sometimes.
Shruthi SagarShruthi Sagar The burns didn’t hurt this badly when we were on fire.
Maggie BowyerMaggie Bowyer She wished he was her essence but he wasn’t even worth to breathe the air she lived in.
Dr. Zainab AnsariDr. Zainab Ansari Do we break our own heart too? Tell me, don’t we all do? Everytime you lock it up, ignoring what it tells you, doesn’t it break a little too?
ShamaShama Someday your pen will write a revolution. Until then, write your pain.
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