God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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