Encouraging Words from St Teresa of Avila

original Spanish text by St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Nada te turbe,
nada te espante,
todo se pasa;
Dios no se muda.
La paciencia
todo lo alcanza;
Quien a Dios tiene,
nada le falta;
Solo Dios basta.

update of an old-fashioned translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
Let nothing disturb you,
Nothing frighten you;
All things are passing;
God never changes;
Patient endurance attains all things;
Whoever God has/whoever has God
Wants nothing;
God Alone suffices.

 

rough translation made by an anonymous writer
Let nothing disturb you,
nothing surprise you,
all things pass;
God does not change.
Patience wins everything;
whoever holds onto God
lacks nothing;
God alone is enough.   

 

Let nothing disturb you,
Nothing frighten you;
All things are passing;
God never changes;
Patient endurance attains all things;
Whoever God has/whoever has God
Wants nothing;
God Alone suffices.

                            St. Teresa of Avila

 

 

 

 

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