“I cannot understand how humility exists, or can exist, without love, or love without humility,” — Teresa of Ávila Humility Copy Share Image
“For only the body would die, whereas the loss of a soul is a great loss which is apparently without end;” — Teresa of Ávila Death Copy Share Image
God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may. — Teresa of Avila Contemplation Copy Share Image
It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship. — Teresa of Avila Folly Copy Share Image
“The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to love.” — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him. — Teresa of Avila Friendship Copy Share Image
From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel. — Teresa of Avila Bad night Copy Share Image
The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to… — Teresa of Avila Adversity Copy Share Image
Humility does not disturb or disquiet or agitate, however great it may be; it comes with peace, delight, and calm. . .… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Let us look at our own faults, and not other people's. We ought not to insist on everyone following in our footsteps,… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“will tell you, for I am not sure if you properly understand as yet how much we owe to the Lord for… — Teresa of Ávila Business Copy Share Image
The more we see that any action springs not from the motive of obedience, the more evident is it that it is… — Teresa of Avila Action Copy Share Image
Ah, how true it is that we love ourselves too much and proceed with too much human prudence, that we may not… — Teresa of Avila Atoms Copy Share Image
“It is a good proof and test of our love if we can bear with such faults and not be shocked by… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
“At first it may cause a good deal of trouble, for the body insists on its rights, not understanding that if it… — Teresa of Ávila Failure Copy Share Image
If we do not use great care to mortify our will, there are many things which can deprives us of the holy… — Teresa of Avila Attachment Copy Share Image
Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don't remember that we are creatures made in the… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
So dearly does His Majesty love us that He will reward our love for our neighbor by increasing the love which we… — Teresa of Avila Bears Copy Share Image
May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds. — Teresa of Avila Deeds Copy Share Image
The same know contentment, for beauty is their lover, and beauty is never absent from this world. — 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
“It is quite important to withdraw from all unnecessary cares and business, as far as compatible with the duties of one’s state… — Teresa of Ávila Business Copy Share Image
Before prayer, endeavor to realize whose Presence you are approaching, and to whom you are about to speak. We can never fully… — Teresa of Avila Angel 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… — Teresa of Avila Comparison Copy Share Image
Let him never cease from prayer who has once begun it, be his life ever so wicked; for prayer is the way… — Teresa of Avila Amendments Copy Share Image
We bloomed in Spring. Our bodies are the leaves of God. The apparent seasons of life and death our eyes can suffer;… — Teresa of Avila Body Copy Share Image
