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Should Quotes by Teresa of Ávila

10 Should quotes by Teresa of Ávila

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Teresa of Avila’s writings are steeped in mystic insight, and this ten‑quote set captures a slice of that depth. Each line offers a concise, contemplative direction on how to live, making it a modest yet meaningful entry point for readers seeking spiritual guidance.

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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of…

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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don't go by one text only.

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

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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.

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We should blush for shame to show so much resentment at what is done or said against us, knowing that so many…

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What misery to live in this world! We are like men whose enemies are at the door, who must not lay aside…

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It should be observed that perfect love of God consists not in those delights, tears and sentiments of devotion that we generally…

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Those seeking the life of the spirit should be cheerful and free, and not neglect recreation. Married people must act in conformity…

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His Majesty knows best what is suitable for us. There's no need for us to be advising Him about what He should…

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I felt a great dislike to journeys, especially when they were long. But once I had started, I thought nothing of them,…

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

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

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

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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.

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“an unrestrained infatuation with ecstasy and other extraordinary phenomena developed. These experiences were thought of as something to be obtained at all costs. Among…

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“The Lord has no body now on earth but yours, no hands now but yours, no feet now but yours. Yours are the eyes…

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Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth;…

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

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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,…

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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for…

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