204 Quotes by Teresa of Ávila

It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.

As God’s beloved, I live in the bliss knowing that my soul is never separated from Him, for I learn to know Her in all that I see. God dissolved my mind-my separation. I cannot describe now my intimacy with Him.

It should be observed that perfect love of God consists not in those delights, tears and sentiments of devotion that we generally seek, but in a strong determination and keen desire to please God in all things, and to promote His glory.

Granting that we are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His presence in a very different sense; for they, as it were, see that He is looking upon them, while others may go for days on end without even once recollecting that God sees them.

One always goes on as one begins...

How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.

Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.

How is it that there are not many who are led by sermons to forsake open sin? Do you know what I think? That is because preachers have too much worldly wisdom.

Be kind to all and severe to thyself.