Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
TERESA OF AVILAOur body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
TERESA OF AVILASouls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
TERESA OF AVILALet nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
TERESA OF AVILAHappy the heart where love has come to birth.
TERESA OF AVILAWhat peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
TERESA OF AVILAThe closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
TERESA OF AVILAIt constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
TERESA OF AVILAIn light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
TERESA OF AVILATrue perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
TERESA OF AVILADon’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
TERESA OF AVILALet nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
TERESA OF AVILABe kind to all and severe to thyself.
TERESA OF AVILADesire 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.
TERESA OF AVILA