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 AVILASouls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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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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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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All times are dangerous times.
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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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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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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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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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