Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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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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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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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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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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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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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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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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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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