Do not be afraid of moving slowly, be afraid of standing still. – Teresa of Avila
Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things pass. – Teresa of Avila
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him. – Teresa of Avila
The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too. – Teresa of Avila
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us. – Teresa of Avila
Christ has no body now, but yours. No hands, no feet on earth, but yours. – Teresa of Avila
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. – Teresa of Avila
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes. – Teresa of Avila
All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted. – Teresa of Avila
There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world. – Teresa of Avila
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray and thus acquire experience. – Teresa of Avila
God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. – Teresa of Avila
We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth. – Teresa of Avila
Spirituality is not to be learned by flight from the world, or by running away from things, or by turning solitary and going apart from the world. Rather, we must learn an inner solitude wherever or with whomsoever we may be. We must learn to penetrate things and find God there. – Teresa of Avila
Let us always be mindful of Christ’s love. – Teresa of Avila
Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation. – Teresa of Avila
Do not be negligent about showing gratitude. – Teresa of Avila
The devil knows that to be discovered is the death of his game. – Teresa of Avila
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that. – Teresa of Avila
The feeling remains that God is on the journey too. – Teresa of Avila
Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life, which is short and has to be lived by you alone; and there is only one glory, which is eternal. If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing. – Teresa of Avila
Love endures everything, and nothing remains difficult for it. – Teresa of Avila
The seasons of our spiritual pilgrimage, which we all must pass through, are not supposed to be made up only of consolations. – Teresa of Avila
God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. – Teresa of Avila
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can – namely, surrender our will and fulfill God’s will in us. – Teresa of Avila
Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. – Teresa of Avila
One must not think that a person who is suffering is not praying. He is offering up his suffering as a prayer. My mother said to me on the day of my First Communion, ‘Child, this is the happiest day of your life.’ Without understanding why, I believed her. – Teresa of Avila
Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience makes doubtful what is certain, and turns a very short time into a long one. – Teresa of Avila
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit. – Teresa of Avila
I am yours, and born for you, what do you want of me? – Teresa of Avila
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. – Teresa of Avila
However softly we speak, God is so near that He will hear us. – Teresa of Avila
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us. – Teresa of Avila
Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. – Teresa of Avila
Do not be negligent about showing gratitude. – Teresa of Avila
God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. – Teresa of Avila
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that. – Teresa of Avila
Nada te turbe, nada te espante, todo se pasa, Dios no se muda. (Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things pass, God never changes.) – Teresa of Avila
In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel. – Teresa of Avila
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can – namely, surrender our will and fulfill God’s will in us. – Teresa of Avila
Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience makes doubtful what is certain, and turns a very short time into a long one. – Teresa of Avila
Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things pass. God does not change. – Teresa of Avila
The feeling remains that God is on the journey too. – Teresa of Avila
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray and thus acquire experience. – Teresa of Avila
God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. – Teresa of Avila
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