Teresa of Avila Quotes on Love
Teresa of Avila was a Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and reformer of religious life. This page collects quotes attributed to Teresa of Avila on the topic of love, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Teresa of Avila:
“Christ has no body now but yours; no hands, no feet on earth, but yours.”
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“It is love alone that gives worth to all things.”
V: Loving complaints and petitions; Martha's complaint," in The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila Vol. 1, p. 379. -
Attributed to Teresa of Avila:
“Mental prayer is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends.”
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“Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love , for they enkindle and melt the soul .”
Maxims for Her Nuns (1963) | Maxim 52, p. 259