Teresa of Avila — Love Quotes

43 quotes · Saint, Mystic, Writer

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Teresa of Avila Quotes

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Teresa of Avila

Saint, Mystic, Writer

Love

“Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.”

Prayer Secret Saint

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Teresa of Avila

Saint, Mystic, Writer

Love

“True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.”

Love Soul Sacrifice

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Love

“The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.”

Christian Prayer

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Love

“Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.”

Catholic God Love

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Love

“Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.”

Love Christian Pregnancy

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Love

“How is it that we do not die of love in seeing that God Himself could do no more than shed His divine blood for us drop by drop? When as man He was preparing for death, He made Himself our food in order to give us life. God becomes food, bread for his creatures. Is this not enough to make us die of love?”

Men Order Blood

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Love

“Happy the heart where love has come to birth.”

Heart Happiness

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Love

“Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.”

Giving Love

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Love

“Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.”

Love Prayer Sickness

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Love

“If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.”

Desire Secret Intimate

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Love

“Love turns work into rest.”

Turns

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Love

“Love draws forth love.”

Love Draws

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