Teresa of Avila Quotes

How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.

In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.

No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first virtues.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

I often think about, 'How do we return to a simpler way of living? Is there some way that we can start to think of each other as human beings again, instead of worshiping money, instead of worshiping electronics, instead of worshiping getting ahead just for me?'

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

The practice of patience toward one another, the overlooking of one another's defects, and the bearing of one another's burdens is the most elementary condition of all human and social activity in the family, in the professions, and in society.

Brotherhood is not just a Bible word. Out of comradeship can come and will come the happy life for all.

Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.

I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone who doesn't want to practice it with me. Brotherhood is a two-way street.

We should learn to live and love our neighbors as ourselves for the sake of peace and progress.

If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.

You just always do what will make the other fellow feel comfortable, at ease, and then everything else will be all right.

… what can be more honorable than gladly to acquiesce in the prosperity of all men?...

Let there be brothers first, then there will be brotherhood, and only then will there be a fair sharing of goods among brothers.

We believe in satisfying our own needs but always considering others.

Man is equal to man. There should not be exploitation. One should help the other. No one should harm anybody. Generally there should be no room for grievance or complaint from anybody. Everyone should live and let others live, with a national spirit.

Then none was for a party; Than all were for the state; Then the great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great: Then lands were fairly portioned; Then spoils were fairly sold: The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old.

I'm a random guy. I shake a hand and make a friend. I don't do egotistical things.

Spiritual men have taken into their head something that is to be realized. They have concepts of love, goodness, and the like, which they would like to see realized; therefore they want to set up a kingdom of love on earth, in which no one any longer acts from selfishness, but each one 'from love.' Love is to rule.

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.

Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that.

This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit.

To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope.