“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.”
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Teresa of Ávila 55
Roman Catholic saint 1515–1582Related quotes

“Let nothing disturb thee;
Let nothing dismay thee:
All things pass;
God never changes.”
"Poem IX", in Complete Works St. Teresa of Avila (1963) edited by E. Allison Peers, Vol. 3, p. 288
Context: Let nothing disturb thee;
Let nothing dismay thee:
All things pass;
God never changes.
Patience attains
All that it strives for.
He who has God
Finds he lacks nothing:
God alone suffices.

“To be nothing. Just nothing. It’s a frightening experience. You have to let go of everything.”
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)

The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), IX : Faith, Hope, and Charity
Source: True Grit (1968), Chapter 3, p. 37 : thoughts of 'Mattie Ross'