It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is love alone that gives worth to all things.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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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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Pain is never permanent.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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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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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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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 we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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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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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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