Quotes by : Saint Teresa of Avila

May God protect me from gloomy saints.

For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's....

God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to....

Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends it means taking....

Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may....

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.

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

All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.