The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
TERESA OF AVILAThe important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Pain is never permanent.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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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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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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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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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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