Teresa of Ávila Quotes

Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)

Saint Teresa of Avila (Teresa de Jesús) (28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582), born Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, was a Spanish mystic philosopher and Catholic saint.

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Native Name: Teresa de Ávila • Teresia Abulensis

Alternative Names: Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada • Teresa de Jesús • Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada • Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada • Teresa • Avil̔skaia Tereza • Saint Teresa of Jesus • Saint Teresa of Ávila • Teresa de, Saint Cepeda y Ahumada • Saint Teresia a Jesu • Saint Teresa di Gesù • Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada • Saint Thérèse de Jésus • Saint Theresa de Jesus • Saint Theresia von Jesus • Theresa, Saint De Cepeda • Saint Teresa • Teresa of Avila • Saint Teresa of Avila • Teresa de Jesus • Saint Teresa di Gesu • Saint Therese de Jesus • Theresa of Avila • Theresa

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Each partner, in fact, shares in the honor and dishonor of the other.

I believe we shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavouring to know God, for, beholding His greatness we are struck by our own baseness, His purity shows our foulness, and by meditating on His humility we find how very far we are from being humble. 11.

Whoever possesses the present moment possesses God
Whoever possesses the present moment possesses everything
The present moment is enough don't let anything trouble you

Remember that true humility consists in being ready for what the Lord wants to do with you and happy that he should do it, and in considering yourselves unworthy to be called his servants.

Aunque me canse, aunque no pueda, aunque reviente, aunque me muera.

After you die, you wear what you are.

"Do you suppose, daughters, that He is alone when He comes to us? Do you not see that His most holy Son says: "Who art in the Heavens"? Surely such a King would not be abandoned by His courtiers. They stay with Him and pray to Him on our behalf and for our welfare, for they are full of charity."

Reading is of great service towards procuring recollection in any one who proceeds in this way; and it is even necessary for him, however little it may be that he reads, if only as a substitute for the mental prayer which is beyond his reach.

In fact, all of your theological concepts may only serve to cool the fire of love in the will.

What is it we buy with this money we desire? Is it something valuable? Is it something lasting? Oh, why do we desire it? Miserable is the rest achieved that costs so dearly.

Sweet Love say
Where, how and when
What do you want of me?

Yours I am, for You I was born:
What do you want of me? . . .

for mental prayer is nothing else, in my opinion, but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him Who, we know, loves us.

We should pray most regularly for those who give us light.

Let nothing disturb thee
Nothing affright thee
All things are passing
God never changeth
Patient endurance
Attaineth to all things
Who God possesseth
In nothing is wanting
Alone God sufficeth.

you will never lack so much of the water of comfort that your thirst will be intolerable;