The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
TERESA OF AVILAFrom moment to moment one can bear much.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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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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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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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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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.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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Love draws forth love.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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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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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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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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