To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
TERESA OF AVILANo one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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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 is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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Love turns work into rest.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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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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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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