Teresa of Ávila quotes - page 2

Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. (Teresa of Ávila)
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few! View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love. View quote
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Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man. View quote
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Do you suppose that God has any need of our works? What God needs is the resoluteness of our will. View quote
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It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin. (Teresa of Ávila)
I only wish I could write with both hands, so as not to forget one thing while I am saying another. View quote
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What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good? View quote
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Thank God for the things that I do not own. View quote
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Be gentle and kind with every one, and severe with yourself. View quote
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Do you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen? View quote
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Just as we cannot stop the movement of the heavens, revolving as they do with such speed, so we cannot restrain our thought. View quote
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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness. View quote
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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee: All things pass; God never changes. View quote
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It is foolish to think that we will enter heaven without entering into ourselves. View quote
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Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything. (Teresa of Ávila)
It is no small pity, and should cause us no little shame, that, through our own fault, we do not understand ourselves, or know who we are. View quote
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I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him. View quote
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything. View quote
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May God protect me from gloomy saints. View quote
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