Saint Teresa of Avila

For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.

Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.

Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.

- Saint Teresa of Avila