I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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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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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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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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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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