--- title: "20 May Quotes By Teresa of Ávila" description: "20 May quotes by Teresa of Ávila. Plus more from Teresa of Ávila and more May sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/teresa-of-vila-1246_bears_untilled-soil-however-fertile-it-may-be_408522.jpg" --- > [Untilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; so it is with man's mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/untilled-soil-however-fertile-it-may-be-will-bear-thistles-and-thorns/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/teresa-of-vila-1246_bears_untilled-soil-however-fertile-it-may-be_408522.jpg) > [It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/it-constantly-happens-that-the-lord-permits-a-soul-to-fall-so-that-it/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b57/teresa-of-vila-1246_adversity_it-constantly-happens-that-the-lord-perm_2509932.jpg) > [Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/seldom-or-never-is-a-poor-man-honored-by-the-world-however-worthy-of/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/teresa-of-vila-1246_despised_seldom-or-never-is-a-poor-man-honored-by_2782262.jpg) > [We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/we-may-speak-of-love-and-humility-as-the-true-flowers-of-spiritual/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/teresa-of-vila-1246_benefits_we-may-speak-of-love-and-humility-as-the_1231370.jpg) > [May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/may-i-not-come-before-you-with-empty-hands-since-we-are-rewarded/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/teresa-of-vila-1246_deeds_may-i-not-come-before-you-with-empty-han_1754309.jpg) > [God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/god-deliver-me-from-people-who-are-so-spiritual-that-they-want-to/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/teresa-of-vila-1246_contemplation_god-deliver-me-from-people-who-are-so-sp_2761284.jpg) > [We cannot be sure if we are loving God, although we may have good reasons for believing that we are, but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/we-cannot-be-sure-if-we-are-loving-god-although-we-may-have-good/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/teresa-of-vila-1246_believe_we-cannot-be-sure-if-we-are-loving-god-a_2953324.jpg) > [Vocal prayer . . . must be accompanied by reflection. A prayer in which a person is not aware of Whom he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/vocal-prayer-must-be-accompanied-by-reflection-a-prayer-in-which-a/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/teresa-of-vila-1246_asking_vocal-prayer-must-be-accompanied-by-refl_1587613.jpg) > [ \[Last words:\] My Lord, it is time to move on. Well then, may your will be done. O my Lord and my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/last-words-my-lord-it-is-time-to-move-on-well-then-may-your-will-be/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/teresa-of-vila-1246_done_last-words-my-lord-it-is-time-to-move-on_900109.jpg) > [Granting that we are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/granting-that-we-are-always-in-the-presence-of-god-yet-it-seems-to-me/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/teresa-of-vila-1246_different_granting-that-we-are-always-in-the-prese_1018404.jpg) > [Ah, how true it is that we love ourselves too much and proceed with too much human prudence, that we may not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/ah-how-true-it-is-that-we-love-ourselves-too-much-and-proceed-with/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/teresa-of-vila-1246_atoms_ah-how-true-it-is-that-we-love-ourselves_1780452.jpg) > [Humility does not disturb or disquiet or agitate, however great it may be; it comes with peace, delight, and calm. . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/humility-does-not-disturb-or-disquiet-or-agitate-however-great-it-may/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/teresa-of-vila-1246_agitate_humility-does-not-disturb-or-disquiet-or_1219288.jpg) > [May nothing wind you up, nothing affright you; everything comes and goes. God, still, just there; through patience all will be achieved.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/may-nothing-wind-you-up-nothing-affright-you-everything-comes-and/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/teresa-of-vila-1246_comes-and-goes_may-nothing-wind-you-up-nothing-affright_2145946.jpg) > [The words are very distinctly formed; but by the bodily ear they are not heard. They are, however, much more clearly understood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/the-words-are-very-distinctly-formed-but-by-the-bodily-ear-they-are/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/teresa-of-vila-1246_ears_the-words-are-very-distinctly-formed-but_442861.jpg) > [I once heard a spiritual man say that he was not so much astonished at the things done by a soul in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/i-once-heard-a-spiritual-man-say-that-he-was-not-so-much-astonished/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/teresa-of-vila-1246_deserve_i-once-heard-a-spiritual-man-say-that-he_1226071.jpg) > [We cannot know whether we love God, although there may be strong reason for thinking so; but there can be no doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/we-cannot-know-whether-we-love-god-although-there-may-be-strong/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/teresa-of-vila-1246_affection_we-cannot-know-whether-we-love-god-altho_2767725.jpg) > [We may think it humility not to realize that the Lord is bestowing gifts upon us. Let us understand very, very clearly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/we-may-think-it-humility-not-to-realize-that-the-lord-is-bestowing/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/teresa-of-vila-1246_be-grateful_we-may-think-it-humility-not-to-realize_3204946.jpg) > [The soul of the just man is but a paradise, in which, God tells us, He takes His delight. What do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/the-soul-of-the-just-man-is-but-a-paradise-in-which-god-tells-us-he/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/teresa-of-vila-1246_capability_the-soul-of-the-just-man-is-but-a-paradi_3045395.jpg) > [We know only that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea, because we have heard it, and because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/we-know-only-that-we-are-living-in-these-bodies-and-have-a-vague-idea/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd4/teresa-of-vila-1246_beauty_we-know-only-that-we-are-living-in-these_1849482.jpg) > [Anyone who has the habit of speaking before God's majesty as if he were speaking to a slave, careless about how he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/anyone-who-has-the-habit-of-speaking-before-god-s-majesty-as-if-he/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/teresa-of-vila-1246_careless_anyone-who-has-the-habit-of-speaking-bef_346549.jpg) ## Other authors on May ## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/of-the-good-things-they-do-many-will-pass-unnoticed-or-will-even-not/) [Teresa of Ávila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [I made you, dear, and all I make is perfect. Please come close, for I desire you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/i-made-you-dear-and-all-i-make-is-perfect-please-come-close-for-i/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/how-often-i-failed-in-my-duty-to-god-because-i-was-not-leaning-on-the/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/half-instructed-confessors-have-done-my-soul-great-harm-for-i-could/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [Truth suffers, but never dies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/truth-suffers-but-never-dies/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [“you will never lack so much of the water of comfort that your thirst will be intolerable;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/you-will-never-lack-so-much-of-the-water-of-comfort-that-your-thirst/) [Teresa of Ávila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/whoever-has-god-lacks-nothing-god-alone-suffices/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/do-you-know-when-people-really-become-spiritual-it-is-when-they/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/how-friendly-we-should-all-be-with-one-another-if-nobody-were/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [“an unrestrained infatuation with ecstasy and other extraordinary phenomena developed. These experiences were thought of as something to be obtained at all costs. Among…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/an-unrestrained-infatuation-with-ecstasy-and-other-extraordinary/) [Teresa of Ávila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [“The Lord has no body now on earth but yours, no hands now but yours, no feet now but yours. Yours are the eyes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/the-lord-has-no-body-now-on-earth-but-yours-no-hands-now-but-yours-no/) [Teresa of Ávila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/our-greatest-gain-is-to-lose-the-wealth-that-is-of-such-brief/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [God has no hands or feet or voice except ours and through these He works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/god-has-no-hands-or-feet-or-voice-except-ours-and-through-these-he/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/his-majesty-knows-best-what-is-suitable-for-us-there-s-no-need-for-us/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) > [There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/there-is-no-affliction-trial-or-labor-difficult-to-endure-when-we/) [Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/may/teresa-of-vila/#itemlist", "name": "20 May Quotes By Teresa of Ávila", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Untilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; so it is with man's mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Teresa of Ávila" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/untilled-soil-however-fertile-it-may-be-will-bear-thistles-and-thorns/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/teresa-of-vila-1246_bears_untilled-soil-however-fertile-it-may-be_408522.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/teresa-of-vila-1246_bears_untilled-soil-however-fertile-it-may-be_408522.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/teresa-of-vila-1246_bears_untilled-soil-however-fertile-it-may-be_408522.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Untilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; 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