To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
TERESA OF AVILAMental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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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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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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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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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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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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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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