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? -Saint Teresa of Avila Faith
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. -Saint Teresa of Avila God
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us. -Saint Teresa of Avila Religion
Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the services he rendered them then. -Saint Teresa of Avila Thankful
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 Great
Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they are as unable to comprehend them as to comprehend God, for, as He has told us, He created us in His own image and likeness. -Saint Teresa of Avila Beauty
For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God. -Saint Teresa of Avila Friendship
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us. -Saint Teresa of Avila God
The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply saying the first thing that comes to mind from being learnt by rote by frequent repetition - cannot be called prayer: God grant that no Christian may address Him in this manner. -Saint Teresa of Avila God
All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted. -Saint Teresa of Avila Wisdom
I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. -Saint Teresa of Avila Power
Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire. -Saint Teresa of Avila Fear
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit. -Saint Teresa of Avila Nature
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. -Saint Teresa of Avila God
It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin. -Saint Teresa of Avila Nature
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 Time
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 Best
