Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Saint Teresa of Avila.
“Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.”
“Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think m...”
“Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.”
“The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.”
“It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin.”
“We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.”
“The only person who needs to know about failure is yourself.”
“I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure.”
“We've all experienced those days when we feel like an absolute failure. It's a normal feeling when things don't go as exactly planned. And, when we feel like that, it's challenging to think of your...”
“It is better to be gentle than rude.”
“We ought to love and be gentle with one another.”
“i can't hold onto love.i'm not gentle enough.i always end upcrushing the thingin between my fingertips.”