Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
THERESE OF LISIEUXEven 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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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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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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