May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
Teresa of AvilaIf we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
Teresa of AvilaMy father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children.
Teresa of Avila