Teresa of Ávila quotes - page 5

Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him. (Teresa of Ávila)
I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions. View quote
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too. View quote
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us. View quote
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If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged. View quote
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I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I praise God for His mercy; for it was He only Who stretched out His hand to me. May He be blessed for ever! Amen. View quote
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer. View quote
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds. (Teresa of Ávila)
Christ has no body now on earth but yours. View quote
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship. View quote
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All times are dangerous times. View quote
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Oh, how everything that is suffered with love is healed again! View quote
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast! View quote
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction. View quote
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Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire. View quote
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance. View quote
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What a miserable life is this! There is no happiness that is secure and nothing that does not change. View quote
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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The eyes of those who saw them, He made even blind; and He has blotted them out of their memory. (Teresa of Ávila)
Dream that the more you struggle, the more you prove the love that you bear your God, and the more you will rejoice one day with your Beloved, in a happiness and rapture that can never end. View quote
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth ... is ridiculous. View quote
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Nothing is small if God accepts it. View quote
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How friendly all men would be one with another, if no regard were paid to honour and money! I believe it would be a remedy for everything. View quote
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