Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
TERESA OF AVILAWhen we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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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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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Pain is never permanent.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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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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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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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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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Love turns work into rest.
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