How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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