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Teresa of Avila

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All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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The surest way to determine whether one possesses the love of God is to see whether he or she loves his or her neighbor. These two loves are never separated. Rest assured, the more you progress in love of neighbor the more your love of God will increase.
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Teach by works more than words.
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It is certain that the love of God does not consist in this sweetness and tenderness which we for the most part desire but rather in serving Him in justice, fortitude, and humility. His Majesty seeks and loves courageous souls.
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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.
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Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you never speak of them, and don't ask about them.
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Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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Holy church-that mother who is also a queen because she is a king's bride.
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That is how His Majesty [the Lord] rewards our good works---I mean, by predisposing us to perform better ones.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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Never compare one person with another: comparisons are odious.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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God never changes Patient endurance Attains to all things Who God possesses In nothing is wanting Alone God suffices.
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Lord, how Thou dost afflict Thy lovers!
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Pain is never permanent.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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