I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselv… - Teresa of Ávila

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I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

Teresa of Ávila

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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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I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself. - Teresa of Ávila

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