Teresa of Avila Quotes

286 quotes · Saint, Mystic, Writer

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Teresa of Avila Quotes

All Spiritual Love Grateful Philosophical Wise 286 quotes · page 11 of 24

Teresa of Avila

Saint, Mystic, Writer

Grateful

“In all created things discern the providence and wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks.”

Giving Saint Thanks

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Teresa of Avila

Saint, Mystic, Writer

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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Spiritual

“All times are dangerous times.”

Dangerous All Time

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Love

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

Giving Love

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Spiritual

“With all this wide and beautiful creation before me, the restless soul longs to enjoy its liberty and rest beyond its bound.”

Beautiful Soul Liberty

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Determined

“I often thought my constitution would never endure the work I had to do, (but) the Lord said to me: 'Daughter, obedience gives strength.'”

Giving Daughter Constitution

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Creative

“Be kind to all and severe to thyself.”

Kind Be Kind

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Love

“Love turns work into rest.”

Turns

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Melancholic

“Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth; yet we get upset about it and our gain turns to loss.”

Loss Saint Upset

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Spiritual

“In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence”

Jesus Blessed Holy Eucharist

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Wise

“Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them.”

Matter Speak Self Control

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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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