May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
Teresa of AvilaI am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
Teresa of AvilaThey deceive themselves who believe that union with God consists in ecstasies or raptures, and in the enjoyment of Him. For it consists in nothing except the surrender and subjection of our will - with our thoughts, words and actions - to the will of God.
Teresa of AvilaOur greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth; yet we get upset about it and our gain turns to loss.
Teresa of Avila