Teresa of Ávila Quotes

“Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass, but God does not change. Patience achieves everything.”

“May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.”

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

“We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.”

“Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.”

“Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end and take courage.”

“The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.”

“Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.”

“The most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best results. I don’t mean it must leave you feeling ecstatic, or sweet, or sentimental, or happy – or even peaceful.”

“To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.”

“Patience attains all that it strives for.”

“May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.”

“The important thing is not to think much but to love much, and so do that which best stirs you to love.”

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

“In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.”

“The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.”

“The endurance of darkness is the preparation for great light.”

“It is foolish to think we will enter heaven without entering into ourselves.”

“You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.”

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