There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
TERESA OF AVILAFrom moment to moment one can bear much.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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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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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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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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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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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.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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