Desire Quotes by Teresa of Ávila

“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

I made you, dear, and all I make is perfect. Please come close, for I desire you.

— Teresa of Avila

How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.

— Teresa of Avila

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

Truth suffers, but never dies.

— Teresa of Avila

“you will never lack so much of the water of comfort that your thirst will be intolerable;”

— Teresa of Ávila

Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.

— Teresa of Avila

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

How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.

— Teresa of Avila

“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

“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

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

God has no hands or feet or voice except ours and through these He works.

— Teresa of Avila

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

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