Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
TERESA OF AVILATo reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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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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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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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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