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Lord Quotes by Teresa of Avila
- All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
- O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to…
- A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in…
- I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this would have been…
- My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As…
- When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No…
- Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There…
- Praised be the Lord, who has redeemed me from myself.
- Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter, hostile or self-pitying responses that…
- I felt a great dislike to journeys, especially when they were long. But once I had started, I thought nothing of them, thinking of Him…
- From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
- Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love…
- There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
- Keep this in mind, for it is very important advice, so do not neglect it until you find you have such a fixed determination not…
- His Majesty [the Lord] . . . rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love…
- That is how His Majesty [the Lord] rewards our good works---I mean, by predisposing us to perform better ones.
- Alas, O Lord, to what a state dost Thou bring those who love Thee!
- Her heart is full of joy with love, for in the Lord her mind is stilled. She has renounced every selfish attachment and draws abiding…
More Lord Quotes
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. — Francis of Assisi
- Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. — Francis of Assisi
- I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was, three shelves… — Sean Astin
- O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet. — Saint Augustine
- I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within. — Saint Augustine
- Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of… — Saint Augustine
- All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is… — Teresa of Avila
- O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue… — Teresa of Avila
- A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil… — Teresa of Avila
- I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this… — Teresa of Avila
- My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered… — Teresa of Avila