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Famous Teresa of Avila Quotes
“Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.”
“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.”
“To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.”
“Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.”
“To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.”
“If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.”
“From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.”
“Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.”
“Truth suffers, but never dies.”
“If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!”
“How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.”
“Jacob did not cease to be a Saint because he had to attend to his flocks.”
“I would never want any prayer that would not make the virtues grow within me.”
“May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.”
“We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.”
“In all created things discern the providence and wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks.”
“I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.”
“For pity's sake, don't start meeting troubles halfway.”