Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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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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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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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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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