In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
THERESE OF LISIEUXSuffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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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 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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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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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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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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