Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
TERESA OF AVILAConsider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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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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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Pain is never permanent.
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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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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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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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All times are dangerous times.
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