Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Teach by works more than words.
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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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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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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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Love turns work into rest.
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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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All times are dangerous times.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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