We know only that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea because we have heard it and because our faith tells us so that we possess souls. As to what good qualities there may be in our souls or who dwells within them or how precious they are those are things which we seldom consider and so we trouble little about carefully preserving the soul's beauty.
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About Teresa of Avila
Teresa of Avila was a 16th-century Roman catholic saint. Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation