Quotes by Teresa of Avila, St.

Do not dismayed daughters, at the number of things which you have to c >>

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can -- namely, surr >>

Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will percei >>

Quotations about Ecstasy

Life has always taken place in a tumult without apparent cohesion, but >>

Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid. >>

O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs >>

O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.

Teresa of Avila, St.