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.
Teresa Of AvilaRead
If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
Interpretation
How you treat friends affects how many friends you have.
This quote by Teresa of Avila reflects on the nature of friendship and the importance of treating others kindly. It suggests that negative or disrespectful behavior towards friends will lead to a lack of meaningful relationships, emphasizing that genuine care and respect are essential for fostering connections with others.
In practice
In a speech about building better relationships, one could quote this to illustrate the importance of being kind.
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.
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company?
To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face
If we do not use great care to mortify our will, there are many things which can deprives us of the holy freedom of spirit that we are seeking in order to fly more freely to our Creator, without always being bogged down with the clay of this earth. Moreover, there can never be solid virtue in a soul that is attached to its own will.
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.
I let the dog out, or I let him in, and we talk some. I let him know I like him, and he lets me know he likes me.
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends.
Friendship is a serious affection; the most sublime of all affections, because it is founded on principle, and cemented by time.
No good friends, no bad friends; only people you want, need to be with. People who build their houses in your heart.
Come, let us pity those who are better off than we are. Come, my friend, and remember that the rich have butlers and no friends, And we have friends and no butlers. (excerpt from 'The Garrett')
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