Teresa of Avila Quotes About Humility

• El dolor nunca es permanente.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Single, Spiritual, Pain

  "The Book of Positive Quotations" edited by John Cook, Steve Deger, and Leslie Ann Gibson, (p. 333), 2007.

• Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Inspirational, Humility, Catholic

  Santa Teresa (de Ávila) (1946). "Libro de las fundaciones. Obras menores en prosa. Poesías. Documentos. Índices"

• God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Done, Remember

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1957). “The Complete Works of Saint Teresa of Jesus: General introduction. Life. Spiritual relations”

• Tener valor para lo que venga en la vida: todo radica en eso.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Inspirational, Courage, Lying

  "The Little Lamp" by Eknath Easwaran, (p. 80), 1981.

• Se derraman más lágrimas por las oraciones respondidas que por las no respondidas.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Prayer, Humility, Catholic

  Attributed in "The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes" by Carolyn Warner, 1992.

• We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Meditation, Surrender

  St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.139, A&C Black

• El árbol que está junto al agua corriente es más fresco y da más frutos.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Running, Humility, Giving

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1979). “The Interior Castle”, p.181, Paulist Press

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

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Catholic, Saint

• I am really much more afraid of those people who have so great a fear of the devil, than I am of the devil himself.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Fear, Humility, Half

  "The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel" by Teresa of Avila, translated by David Lewis, (Ch. XXV. "Divine Locutions. Discussions on That Subject"), 1904.

• All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Roots, Soul

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1979). “The Interior Castle”, Paulist Pr

• We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Spiritual, Flower, Humility

• There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Saint, World

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1972). “General introduction. Life. Spiritual relations”

• We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humble, Humility, Greatness

  "Interior Castle" by Teresa of Avila, (Ch. 2), as translated by the Benedictines of Stanbrook (1911), revised and edited by Fr. Benedict Zimmerman, 1577.

• Humility does not disturb or disquiet or agitate, however great it may be; it comes with peace, delight, and calm. . . . The pain of genuine humility doesn't agitate or afflict the soul; rather, this humility expands it and enables it to serve God more.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Pain, Humility, Soul

  Teresa of Avila (2011). “The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, vol 2”, p.89, ICS Publications

• 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 de Ávila

  Love, Daughter, Mother

  St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.25, A&C Black

• Podemos pensar que es humildad no darnos cuenta de que el Señor nos está concediendo dones. Entendamos muy, muy claramente, cómo es este asunto. Dios nos concede estos dones sin ningún mérito nuestro. Seamos agradecidos a Su Majestad por ellos, pues, a menos que reconozcamos que los estamos recibiendo, no nos despertaremos a amarle. Y es cosa muy cierta que, si recordamos todo el tiempo que somos pobres, cuanto más ricos nos encontremos, mayor será el provecho que nos venga y más genuina nuestra humildad.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Grateful, Humility, Thinking

• Oh Dios mío, ¡cómo debe ser un alma cuando se encuentra en este estado! Anhela ser toda una lengua para alabar al Señor. Pronuncia mil locuras piadosas, en un continuo esfuerzo por agradar a Aquel que así la posee.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Soul, Tongue

  Teresa of Avila (2004). “The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself”, p.131, Penguin UK

• It is certain that the love of God does not consist in this sweetness and tenderness which we for the most part desire; but rather in serving Him in justice, fortitude, and humility. His Majesty seeks and loves courageous souls.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Justice, Soul

• Praised be the Lord, who has redeemed me from myself.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Lord, Redeemed

• Queda la sensación de que Dios también está de viaje.

  Teresa de Ávila

  God, Humility, Journey

• Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Suffering, Desire

• God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Sleep, Humility, Trying

  St. Teresa of Avila (2011). “The Interior Castle: or the Mansions”, p.83, TAN Books

• Lo mismo digo de la humildad y de todas las virtudes; las asechanzas del demonio son terribles, dará mil vueltas al infierno si con ello consigue hacernos creer que tenemos una sola virtud que no tenemos. Y tiene razón, porque tales ideas son muy nocivas, y tales virtudes imaginarias, cuando proceden de esta fuente, nunca dejan de ir acompañadas de vanagloria; así como las que Dios da están libres tanto de ésta como de la soberbia.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Correr, Creer, Humildad

  St. Teresa of Avila (2013). “Interior Castle”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

• La humildad debe estar siempre haciendo su trabajo como una abeja haciendo miel en la colmena: sin humildad todo estará perdido.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Humility, Honey, Bees

  St. Teresa of Avila (2013). “Interior Castle”, p.26, Simon and Schuster

• It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be our progress, and the more real our humility.

  Teresa de Ávila

  Real, Humility, Progress

  St Teresa of Avila (2008). “The Life of St. Teresa of Avila”, p.62, Cosimo, Inc.

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