Quote

May God protect me from gloomy saints.

Teresa of Avila

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Teresa of Avila
Faith
May
Gloomy
Saints
Saint
Protect
Inspiration

More quotes by Teresa of Avila

Image
The important thing is not to think much but to love much do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
Teresa of Avila
Image
We are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His presence in a very different sense.
Teresa of Avila
Image
Never compare one person with another: comparisons are odious.
Teresa of Avila
Image
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
Teresa of Avila
Image
The words are very distinctly formed but by the bodily ear they are not heard. They are, however, much more clearly understood than they would be if they were heard by the ear. It is impossible not to understand them, whatever resistance we may offer... There is no escape, for in spite of ourselves we must listen...
Teresa of Avila
Image
I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
Teresa of Avila
Image
[On her father:] ... in losing him I lost my greatest blessing and comfort, for he was always that to me.
Teresa of Avila
Image
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness His purity shows us our foulness and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
Teresa of Avila
Image
If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
Teresa of Avila
Image
God never changes Patient endurance Attains to all things Who God possesses In nothing is wanting Alone God suffices.
Teresa of Avila
Image
I often thought my constitution would never endure the work I had to do, (but) the Lord said to me: 'Daughter, obedience gives strength.'
Teresa of Avila
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
Image
Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
Teresa of Avila
Image
Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
Teresa of Avila
Image
Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.
Teresa of Avila
Image
To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face
Teresa of Avila
Image
Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
Teresa of Avila
Image
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.
Teresa of Avila
Image
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 praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.
Teresa of Avila
Image
Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
Teresa of Avila