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 5 of 24

Teresa of Avila

Saint, Mystic, Writer

Spiritual

“This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.”

Body Essentials Likes

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Teresa of Avila

Saint, Mystic, Writer

Love

“The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.”

Adversity Forgiving Saint

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Sad

“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.”

Prayer Humility

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Grieving

“Pain is never permanent.”

Spiritual Pain

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Hopeful

“Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.”

Thinking Suffering Saint

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Courageous

“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.”

Jesus Suffering Trials

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Grateful

“May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.”

Hands Saint

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Courageous

“If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.”

Fall Sometimes

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Anxious

“I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.”

Helping Saint Divine Help

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Hopeful

“It should be observed that perfect love of God consists not in those delights, tears and sentiments of devotion that we generally seek, but in a strong determination and keen desire to please God in all things, and to promote His glory.”

Strong Perfect Determination

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Wise

“Teach by works more than words.”

Teach

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Courageous

“It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.”

Dangerous Satisfied

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