To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
More Quotes from Saint Teresa of Avila:
O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.Saint Teresa of Avila
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
Saint Teresa of Avila
The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
Saint Teresa of Avila
All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
Saint Teresa of Avila
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Saint Teresa of Avila
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