What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Patience attains All that it strives for. He who has God Finds he lacks nothing: God alone suffices. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“Let the truth be in your hearts, as it will be if you practise meditation, and you will see clearly what love… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
“In fact, all of your theological concepts may only serve to cool the fire of love in the will.” — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to love.” — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
So dearly does His Majesty love us that He will reward our love for our neighbor by increasing the love which we… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
It is certain that the love of God does not consist in this sweetness and tenderness which we for the most part… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The surest way to determine whether one possesses the love of God is to see whether he or she loves his or… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
We cannot be sure if we are loving God, although we may have good reasons for believing that we are, but we… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
How is it that we do not die of love in seeing that God Himself could do no more than shed His… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“It is a good proof and test of our love if we can bear with such faults and not be shocked by… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
I am quite sure that if we could but once approach the Most Holy Sacrament with great faith and love, it would… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Dream that the more you struggle, the more you prove the love that you bear your God, and the more you will… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
It should be observed that perfect love of God consists not in those delights, tears and sentiments of devotion that we generally… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
We cannot know whether we love God, although there may be strong reason for thinking so; but there can be no doubt… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“I cannot understand how humility exists, or can exist, without love, or love without humility,” — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
Lord, how you afflict your lovers! But everything is small in comparison to what you give them afterwards. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“Of the good things they do many will pass unnoticed, or will even not be considered good at all; but they need not fear… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share
I made you, dear, and all I make is perfect. Please come close, for I desire you. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
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… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
“you will never lack so much of the water of comfort that your thirst will be intolerable;” — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
“an unrestrained infatuation with ecstasy and other extraordinary phenomena developed. These experiences were thought of as something to be obtained at all costs. Among… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share
“The Lord has no body now on earth but yours, no hands now but yours, no feet now but yours. Yours are the eyes… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share
Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth;… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
God has no hands or feet or voice except ours and through these He works. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
His Majesty knows best what is suitable for us. There's no need for us to be advising Him about what He should give us,… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
