Teresa of Ávila Quotes

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

Let nothing disturb you,Let nothing frighten you,All things are passing away:God never changes.Patie...

Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man.

...it takes great humility to find oneself unjustly condemned and be silent, and to do this is to im...

God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.

Love turns work into rest.

But, as I know that strength arising from obedience has a way of simplifying things which seem impos...

. . . it is presumptuous in me to wish to choose my path, because I cannot tell which path is best f...

The devil frequently fills our thoughts with great schemes, so that instead of putting our hands to ...

...Since in the centre of the soul there is a mansion reserved for God Himself...

. . . you must not build upon foundations of prayer and contemplation alone, for, unless you strive ...

Mental prayer is, as I see it, simply a friendly intercourse and frequent solitary conversation with...

Reflect carefully on this, for it is so important that I can hardly lay too much stress on it. Fix y...

For if the will has nothing to employ it and love has no present object with which to busy itself, t...

Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours,Yours are the eyes ...

I cannot think why we should be astonished at all the evils which exist in the Church, when those wh...

Pain is never permanent.

As to the aridity you are suffering from it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He co...

How is it Lord that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee?

Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.

But always when I was without a book, my soul would at once become disturbed, and my thoughts wander...

Give me, if you will, prayers;Or let me know dryness,An abudance of devotion,Or if not, then barrenn...

It is only mercenaries who expect to be paid by the day.

Let nothing disturb thee Let nothing affright thee All things are passing God changeth never.

However much we do to avoid them we shall never lack crosses in this life if we are in the ranks of...

With all this wide and beautiful creation before me the restless soul longs to enjoy its liberty an...

Let nothing disturb you nothing frighten you all things are passing God never changes.

Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you never speak of them and don't ask about them.

We know only that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea because we have heard it and...

How is it Lord that we are cowards in everything save in opposing Thee?

The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions because in forgiving them they had something to pr...

Granting that we are always in the presence of God yet it seems to me that those who pray are in Hi...

More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.

If this is how you treat your friends, no wonder you have so many enemies.

...aconsejaría yo a los que tienen oración, en especial al principio, procuren amistad y trato con o...

It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by o...

O infinite goodness of my God! It is thus that I seem to see both myself and Thee. O Joy of the ange...

I used unexpectedly to experience a consciousness of the presence of God, or such a kind that I coul...

In order that love be fully satisfied, It is necessary that It lower Itself and that It lower Itself...

All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles.

Authentic prayer changes us, unmasks us, strips us, indicates where growth is needed.

Holy church-that mother who is also a queen because she is a king's bride.

It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

Life is to life in such a way that we are not afraid to die.

Patient endurance attends to all things.

To have courage for whatever comes in life-everything lies in that.

Let him never cease from prayer who has once begun it be his life ever so wicked for prayer is the...

To wish to act like angels while we are still in this world is nothing but folly.

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

Learn to self-conquest persevere thus for a time and you will perceive very clearly the advantage ...

To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for makin...

God prefers your health and your obedience to your penance.

You must know that weather or not you are practicing mental prayer has nothing to do with keeping yo...

Prayer and comfortable living are incompatible.

The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.

Vivo sin vivir en mí... muero porque no muero. (I live without really being alive... I die because I...

Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing, God is unchanging. Patience g...

From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints good Lord deliver us.

The best thing must be to flee from all to the All.