The true penance comes when God takes away the soul's health and strength for doing penance. Even though I have mentioned elsewhere the great pain this lack causes, the pain is much more intense here. All these things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
Teresa of AvilaI am really much more afraid of those people who have so great a fear of the devil, than I am of the devil himself.
Teresa of AvilaTo reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
Teresa of Avila