SANTA TERESA DE AVILA
(1515-1582)
"Let nothing trouble you, let nothing make frighten you. All things pass away. God never changes. Patience obtains everything. God alone is enough. "
"Oh my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value."
"There is no such thing as bad weather. All weather is good because it is God's."
"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."
"We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us."
"Dream that the more you struggle, the more you prove the love that you bear your God, and the more you will rejoice one day with your Beloved, in a happiness and rapture that can never end."
"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."
"You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect. "
"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."
"What more do we desire from such a good friend at our side? Unlike our friends in the world, he will never abandon us when we are troubled or distressed. Blessed is the one who truly loves him and always keeps him near."