Teresa of Ávila Quotes

Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.

as He refuses to force our will, He takes what we give Him but does not give Himself wholly until He sees that we are giving ourselves wholly to Him.

All the trials that we have suffered will, I believe, have been endured to good
purpose. The rule is rather strict, for meat is never eaten except in cases of
necessity

Those who risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all

Men think it lacking in humility and suppose that it is trying to teach those from whom it should learn, especially if the person in question is a woman.

The soul lets out some sighs — not great ones — because it can do no more; they are felt within.

Our intellects, no matter how sharp, can no more grasp this than they can comprehend God.

which we receive from God; and shows how the door of this castle is prayer.

how much we owe to the Lord for bringing us to a place where we are so free from business matters, occasions of sin and the society of worldly people.

The truly humble person always walks in doubt about his own virtues, and usually those he sees in his neighbors seem more certain and more valuable.

In choosing candidates for this challenging way of life, she emphasised intelligence and good judgment (“GOD PRESERVE US FROM STUPID NUNS !! )

. It was her conviction that intelligent people can better be aware of their faults and, at the same time, see the need to be guided.

Love does not consist in great sweetness of devotion, but in a fervent determination to strive to please God in all things, in avoiding, as far as possible, all that would offend Him,

Let nothing disturb the silence of this time with you, my Lord.

: ¿cómo podrá el verdadero humilde pensar que es él tan bueno como los que llegan a ser contemplativos?

A fé lhe ensina aquilo que lhe cumpre fazer. A memória lhe mostra aonde vão parar todas estas coisas, trazendo-lhe presente à lembrança a morte daqueles que ela viu desfrutar dessas frivolidades, e como algumas foram súbitas e quão depressa foram esquecidas por todos;