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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.

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Law, Saint, Folly

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I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this would have been enough to make me good, if I had not been so wicked.

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Mother, Father, Grace

St Teresa of Avila (2008). “The Life of St. Teresa of Avila”, p.2, Cosimo, Inc.

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Do you suppose that God has any need of our works? What God needs is the resoluteness of our will.

Teresa of Avila

Needs

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From moment to moment one can bear much.

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Bears, Moments

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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.

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Hands, Saint, Deeds

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Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth; yet we get upset about it and our gain turns to loss.

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Loss, Upset, Saint

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

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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!

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Wisdom, Men, Poor

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Humility, however deep it be, neither disquiets nor troubles nor disturbs the soul; it is accompanied by peace, joy and tranquillity.

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Humility, Joy, Soul

St. Teresa of Avila (2014). “The Way of Perfection”, p.257, Courier Corporation

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Half-instructed confessors have done my soul great harm; for I could not always have such learned ones as I would have desired. They certainly did not wish to deceive me, but the fact was that they knew no better. Of something which was a venial sin, they said it was no sin, and out of a very grave mortal sin they made a venial sin. This has done me such harm, that my speaking here of so great an evil, as a warning to others, will be readily understood.

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Evil, Soul, Wish

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You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect.

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Perfect, Effort, Sin

Saint Teresa of Avila, Aeterna Press (1901). “The Way of Perfection”, p.50, Aeterna Press

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Oh, how everything that is suffered with love is healed again!

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Love Is, Suffering, Healed

Teresa of Avila (2011). “The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, vol 2”, p.45, ICS Publications

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All times are dangerous times.

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Dangerous, All Time

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Be gentle and kind with every one, and severe with yourself.

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Kind, Gentle, Severe

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It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.

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God, Soul, Vision

Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1946). “General introduction. Life. Spiritual relations”

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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.

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Secret, Desire, Intimate

Saint Teresa of Avila (1976). “The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila: Volume 1”, p.197, ICS Publications

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What a miserable life is this! There is no happiness that is secure and nothing that does not change.

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Life, Doe, Miserable

Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1946). “General introduction. Life. Spiritual relations”

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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.

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Feelings, Moderation

St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.256, A&C Black

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To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for making bricks or for making mortar.

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Noble, Dirt, Bricks

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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.

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Dream, Struggle, One Day

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With all this wide and beautiful creation before me, the restless soul longs to enjoy its liberty and rest beyond its bound.

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Beautiful, Soul, Liberty

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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

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Humility, Meditation, Surrender

St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.139, A&C Black

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As God's beloved, I live in the bliss knowing that my soul is never separated from Him, for I learn to know Her in all that I see. God dissolved my mind-my separation. I cannot describe now my intimacy with Him.

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Knowing, Soul, Mind

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Keep this in mind, for it is very important advice, so do not neglect it until you find you have such a fixed determination not to offend the Lord that you would rather lose a thousand lives and be persecuted by the whole world, than commit one mortal sin, and until you are most careful not to commit venial sins.

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Determination, Advice, Mind

St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.178, A&C Black

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All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles.

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Frustration, Battle, Trials

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I am quite sure that if we could but once approach the Most Holy Sacrament with great faith and love, it would suffice to make us rich. How much more so if we approach it often!

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And Love, Rich, Holy

Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1972). “Book called Way of perfection. Interior castle. Conceptions of the love of God. Exclamations of the soul to God”

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Born: March 28, 1515
Died: October 4, 1582
Occupation: Saint
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