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
It will be as well, I think, to explain these locutions of God, and to describe what the soul feels when it… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite. — 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
No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Always think of yourself as everyone's servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
How is it that there are not many who are led by sermons to forsake open sin? Do you know what I… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
If we plant a flower or a shrub and water it daily it will grow so tall that in time we shall… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
In order to profit from this path [of prayer] and ascend to the dwelling places we desire, the important thing is not… — 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 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 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
One must not think that a person who is suffering is not praying. He is offering up his sufferings to God, and… — Teresa of Avila 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
“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 Image
I made you, dear, and all I make is perfect. Please come close, for I desire you. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“you will never lack so much of the water of comfort that your thirst will be intolerable;” — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
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 Image
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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