If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Our soul can find in the Blessed Sacrament all the joys and consolations it desires. — Teresa of Avila Blessed Copy Share Image
“Either we are the brides of this great King or we are not.” — Teresa of Ávila Brides Copy Share Image
“But to get to know God's friends is a very good way of "having" Him;” — Teresa of Ávila Friends Copy Share Image
Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He… — Teresa of Avila Christ Copy Share Image
Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“It is a great advantage for us to be able to consult someone who knows us, so that we may learn to… — Teresa of Ávila Catholic Copy Share Image
Patience attains All that it strives for. He who has God Finds he lacks nothing: God alone suffices. — Teresa of Avila Abundance Copy Share Image
“For, under the Lord, I owe it to such persons that I am not in hell; I was always very fond of… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“we are weakness itself, and unless He guards the city, in vain shall we labor to defend it.” — Teresa of Ávila 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
Vocal prayer . . . must be accompanied by reflection. A prayer in which a person is not aware of Whom he… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“The Lord has no body now on earth but yours, no hands now but yours, no feet now but yours. Yours are… — Teresa of Ávila Compassion Copy Share Image
For, as I said a little way back, perfect souls are in no way repelled by trials, but rather desire them and… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong:… — Teresa of Avila Consolation Copy Share Image
“. . . it is presumptuous in me to wish to choose my path, because I cannot tell which path is best… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
I felt a great dislike to journeys, especially when they were long. But once I had started, I thought nothing of them,… — Teresa of Avila Christ Copy Share Image
Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. As… — Teresa of Avila Advantage Copy Share Image
Half-instructed confessors have done my soul great harm; for I could not always have such learned ones as I would have desired.… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“matters. Do you think, my daughters, that it is an easy matter to have to do business with the world, to live… — Teresa of Ávila Business 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 Affection Copy Share Image
We may think it humility not to realize that the Lord is bestowing gifts upon us. Let us understand very, very clearly,… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The soul of the just man is but a paradise, in which, God tells us, He takes His delight. What do you… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
We know only that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea, because we have heard it, and because… — Teresa of Avila Beauty Copy Share Image
