Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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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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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Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Pain is never permanent.
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