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Sin Quotes by Teresa of Avila
- Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.
- It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin.…
- 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…
- While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward, since they do not proceed…
- 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…
- 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 did…
- I once heard a spiritual man say that he was not so much astonished at the things done by a soul in mortal sin as…
- 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…
- It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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- Don't let your sins turn into bad habits. — Teresa of Avila
- It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of… — 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
- While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward, since they… — Teresa of Avila
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