Saint Teresa Of Avila Quotes
Top 24 wise famous quotes and sayings by Saint Teresa Of Avila
Saint Teresa Of Avila Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Saint Teresa Of Avila on Wise Famous Quotes.
What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company?
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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.
What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?
It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin.
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
How friendly all men would be one with another, if no regard were paid to honour and money! I believe it would be a remedy for everything.
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.
When the soul, through its own fault ... becomes rooted in a pool of pitch-black, evil smelling water, it produces nothing but misery and filth.
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.