Spanish - Saint | March 28, 1515 - October 4, 1582
Pain is never permanent.
Saint Teresa of Avila
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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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.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy. May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me, even in this life, for every one of my good desires.
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I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy; but I felt bound by the things of this world.
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When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.
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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.
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God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.
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Do you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen?
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I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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