A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It is love alone that counts.
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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