Teresa of Avila

"Whenever we think of our sins we must think of them as forgiven."

"Observe how Christ goes about in all ways as a true friend."

"The memory of God's kindness should follow us every moment of our lives."

"Hold fast to God, and He will add every good thing to you."

"True virtue lies in truth and truth in virtue."

"We are fools if we persist in carrying loads upon our own shoulders instead of laying them at Christ's feet."

"Prayer is the mortar that holds our lives together."

"The spiritual life is not a matter of thinking much, but of loving and choosing rightly."

"Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."

"Our fear is that God will not love us after we have sinned; our hope is that He will."

"The more a soul advances, the more it esteems simplicity."

"In prayer we must not be concerned with much talking, but with right loving."

"God asks nothing of you but love and service to your neighbor."

"Rejoice greatly that God has made you alive during this time of grace."

"The important thing is not the gift itself, but the love with which it is given."

"A soul that is united with God becomes like God through love."

"We shall never be able to express sufficiently our gratitude to God for this gift."

"The soul cannot preserve itself without the aid of God."

"Take away my life, take my goods, but leave me the liberty of my conscience."

"When our pride has received a blow, our faith gains in strength."

"There is no such thing as an absolute bad experience, only lessons to be learned."

"The Lord is not pleased with tears, but with a change of life."

"Do all things in the name of Jesus, and you will do them in peace."

"The soul that goes to prayer must bring a pure mind and sincere affection."

"Remain calm in the face of trials, for peace comes from within."

"Do not be troubled about tomorrow; sufficient unto the day is its evil."

"We are all one in Christ; there are no divisions among us."

"The glory of God shines through every atom of creation."

"A single act of love is worth more than a thousand sacrifices of the body."

"Blessed are those who choose the narrow path of virtue over the broad way of vice."