There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Prioritizing human relationships over divine principles can lead to great folly.
Teresa of Avila emphasizes the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with God over adhering to societal norms or the laws of human friendship. She suggests that compromising one's spiritual values for the sake of earthly relationships ultimately leads to misguided priorities and folly.
Themes
FriendshipSpiritualityValuesRelationshipsPriorities
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about ethical dilemmas, one could quote this to emphasize the importance of spiritual integrity.
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I say the same of humility and of all the virtues; the wiles of the devil are terrible, he will run a thousand times round hell if by so doing he can make us believe that we have a single virtue which we have not. And he is right, for such ideas are very harmful, and such imaginary virtues, when they come from this source, are never unaccompanied by vainglory; just as those which God gives are free both from this and from pride.
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