Teresa of Avila Quotes

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• Let nothing Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; For God alone suffices.

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  Sympathy, Winning, Doe

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• Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes with which Christ looks out his compassion to the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless us now.

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  Faith, Eye, Compassion

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• Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

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  Trust In God, Where You Are, Infinite Possibilities

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• The surest way to determine whether one possesses the love of God is to see whether he or she loves his or her neighbor. These two loves are never separated. Rest assured, the more you progress in love of neighbor the more your love of God will increase.

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  God, Two, Progress

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• When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.

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  Acceptance, Praise, Accepting

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• Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.

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  Prayer, Acts Of Love, Needed

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• Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.

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  Spiritual, Prayer, Friendly

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• Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.

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  Journey, Suffering, Importance

  Teresa of Avila (2017). “The Way of Perfection”, p.127, Whitaker House

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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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  Meditation, Soul, Secret

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (2003). “The Interior Castle”, Riverhead Books (Hardcover)

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• It is love alone that gives worth to all things.

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  Romantic, Best Love, Giving

  "The Road to Emmaus : Pilgrimage as a Way of Life" by Jim Forest, (p. 61), 2007.

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• We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

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  Religious, Catholic, Suffering

  St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.345, A&C Black

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• The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.

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  Approach

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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.

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  Prayer, Mean, Love Is

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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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  Faith, Inspiration, Heart

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• Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.

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  Faith, Inspiration, Joy

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• Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.

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  Magnificence, Palaces, Remember

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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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  Disappointment, Kitchen, Tasks

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1957). “The Complete Works of Saint Teresa of Jesus: Book of the foundations. Minor prose works. Poems. Documents. Indices”

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• Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.

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  Spiritual, Solitude, Settling

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• Always think of yourself as everyone's servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.

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  Thinking, Looks, Christ

  St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.257, A&C Black

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• You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.

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  God, Prayer, Saint

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• Truth suffers, but never dies.

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  Suffering, Saint, Dies

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1966). “The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus”

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• Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.

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  Appreciation, Priorities, Soul

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1946). “Book of the foundations. Minor prose works. Poems. Documents. Indices”

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• They deceive themselves who believe that union with God consists in ecstasies or raptures, and in the enjoyment of Him. For it consists in nothing except the surrender and subjection of our will - with our thoughts, words and actions - to the will of God.

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  Believe, Unions, Action

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• It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

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  Fall, Adversity, Soul

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1966). “The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus”

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• May God protect me from gloomy saints.

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  Faith, Inspiration, Saint

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