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.
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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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Love draws forth love.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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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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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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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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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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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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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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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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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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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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