Be gentle to all…
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
God save us from gloomy saints!
God save us from gloomy saints!
–Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)
In times of dryness…
Remain calm in times of dryness.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Truth suffers but…
Truth suffers, but never dies.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Be thankful to God…
Be thankful to God. You are not abandoned. God holds you like an infant against his breast. It may seem the fire of first fervor is gone, but God has hidden it under the ashes so that you may ground yourself in true humility and know your nothingness. A time will come when the Holy Spirit will blow upon the ashes, and a fire more lively and bright that before will be lit because you have been faithful to God.
— Saint Paul of the Cross
Be not angry…
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
–Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471)
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