204 Quotes by Teresa of Ávila

Hope, O my soul, hope. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one.

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

Lord, how you afflict your lovers! But everything is small in comparison to what you give them afterwards.

There was the torture of sermons, and that not a slight one, for I was very fond of them.

I fully realize that this gratitude of mine is not in the least a sign of perfection: it must be my nature – I could be suborned with a sardine...

Alas, O Lord, to what a state dost Thou bring those who love Thee!

Never compare one person with another: comparisons are odious.

If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.

Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.