Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
TERESA OF AVILAHumility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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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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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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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.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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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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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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