“If we care nothing for any created things, but embrace the Creator alone, His Majesty will infuse the virtues into us in such a way that, provided we labor to the best of our abilities day by day, we shall not have to wage war much longer, for the Lord will take our defense in hand against the devils and against the whole world.”
Source: Saint Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection, Dover Thrift Editions, 2012.