It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.
Teresa of AvilaIt is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
Teresa of AvilaThose who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
Teresa of Avila