You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
TERESA OF AVILAIn light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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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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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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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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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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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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