It is by humility that the Lord allows Himself to be conquered so that He will do all we ask of Him, - Teresa of Ávila

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It is by humility that the Lord allows Himself to be conquered so that He will do all we ask of Him,

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About Teresa of Ávila

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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Any unrest and any strife can be borne, as I have already said, if we find peace where we live; but if we would have rest from the thousand trials which afflict us in the world and the Lord is pleased to prepare such rest for us, and yet the cause of the trouble is in ourselves, the result cannot but be very painful, indeed almost unbearable.

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that you may reap humility from your dryness, instead of the disquietude the devil strives to cause by it. I believe that where true humility exists, although God should never bestow consolations, yet He gives a peace and resignation which make the soul happier than are others with sensible devotion.

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