It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin.
Teresa of AvilaAccustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
Teresa of AvilaI thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
Teresa of Avila