The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila. Volume 2 Quotes

“The devil makes you think you are poor and makes even others who practice prayer think this of themselves. And he is somewhat right because you have promised poverty -- orally, that is. I say orally, for it is impossible that, if with the heart we understand what we promise and then promise it, the devil could draw us for twenty years and even our whole lives into this temptation; 'impossible,' because we would see that we are deceiving the world and our own selves.”
― Teresa de Jesús, Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila Vol 2

“The truly humble person always walks in doubt about his own virtues, and usually those he sees in his neighbors seem more certain and more valuable.”
― Teresa de Jesús, Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila Vol 2