Saint Teresa of Avila Quotes

Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
Born: Mar 28, 1515
Died: Oct 4, 1582
God Good Me Prayer Soul Will
Related authors: Francis of Assisi Joan of Arc Mother Teresa Pope John Paul II Saint Ambrose Saint Augustine Saint Ignatius St. Jerome
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul. Saint Teresa of Avila
Love Soul Yourself Melt Make Continually Accustomed Many Acts
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. Saint Teresa of Avila
Love Prayer Thoughts Words Sickness Will To Love Act Even Needed
If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend. Saint Teresa of Avila
True Friend Man Christ Leader Abandon All Things Never He Noble True His Friend Dwells Endure Us Helps Things Jesus Strengthens
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. Saint Teresa of Avila
Yourself Stern Gentle
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything. Saint Teresa of Avila
Love God Alone Time Best Great Prayer You Love Is Important Nothing Think Else Please Everything Intimate Mental Delight Sharing Taking Between Taking Time Know Him Opinion Frequently Important Thing Friends Than In My Opinion Which Loves To Love Us Much Means Who Thing Desire
For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God. Saint Teresa of Avila
Friendship God Prayer Nothing Else Terms Than Being
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives. Saint Teresa of Avila
Ignorance Peace People Lose Other Our Criticizing Disturb Trivial Through Wrongly Always Souls Real Motives May Often Which Them Actions Even Defects
A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in weeds. His Majesty roots up the weeds and will put in good plants instead. Let us reckon that this is already done when the soul decides to practice prayer and has begun to do so. Saint Teresa of Avila
Good Prayer Soul Garden Plants Soil Will Practice Setting Reckon Pleasure Out Must Abound Weeds Put Instead Majesty Look Most Make Himself Lord His Up Beginner Begun Done Decide Which Us Roots Let Us
More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones. Saint Teresa of Avila
Tears Unanswered More Over Shed Answered Answered Prayers Prayers Than
I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I praise God for His mercy; for it was He only Who stretched out His hand to me. May He be blessed for ever! Amen. Saint Teresa of Avila
God Myself Me Mercy Blessed Fall Stretched Out Rising Only Had He Always Praise His Hand Left Friends Wonder Amen May Again Much Ground Help Who Many Now Ever
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. Saint Teresa of Avila
Tears Unanswered More Over Shed Answered Answered Prayers Prayers Than
To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. Saint Teresa of Avila
Life Courage Whatever Everything Lies
May God protect me from gloomy saints. Saint Teresa of Avila
God Me Protect Gloomy Saints May
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience. Saint Teresa of Avila
Good Experience Gone Astray Something Something Good Thus Reach Very Acquire Useful
I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him. Saint Teresa of Avila
Satan Fear Half Those Him Much Who
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. Saint Teresa of Avila
Needs Care Our Finds More Comforts Provided Body Defect Desires
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree. Saint Teresa of Avila
Life God Man Soul Grace Water Tree State Pleasing Beside Rising Only Both River Clearest Like Well Crystal Which Rooted Works Streams Flow
All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted. Saint Teresa of Avila
Wisdom Soul Must All Things Come Where Roots Planted Things
The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too. Saint Teresa of Avila
God Journey Feeling Too Remains
Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him. Saint Teresa of Avila
Love God Great Eyes Christ Giving Before Think Our Pledge Strive Ourselves Favors Great Love Bestow Also Him Return Calls Always His Led Graces Whenever To Love Us Should Many Let Us Keep Rouse Recall
Don't let your sins turn into bad habits. Saint Teresa of Avila
Bad Bad Habits Habits Sins Turn Your
It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater. Saint Teresa of Avila
Love Me Love Is Will Believe Corners Our Hidden More Small Daughters Fail Sin Occasions Although Greater Commit May Often Gain Midst Found Away Here
If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their children when young; for much mischief thence ensues, and our natural inclinations are unto evil rather than unto good. Saint Teresa of Avila
Good Natural Evil Parents Advice Young Ought Our Say Would Give Rather Mischief Allow Unto Mix Were Very Than Children Much Whom Careful
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it. Saint Teresa of Avila
Life Myself Me Trials Christ Nurture Devil Before Besides Would Religious Religious Life Alleging Something Bear Delicate Could He Put Him Because Sake His Endure Endured Which Against Much Help Suffer Defended
It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be our progress, and the more real our humility. Saint Teresa of Avila
Truth Time Progress Will Poverty Humility Our Ourselves See More Most Greater Real Confessing Same Same Time Richer Certain
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. Saint Teresa of Avila
Money Men Believe Everything Honour Would Would-Be Remedy Another How Were Friendly Regard Paid
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