Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHoliness 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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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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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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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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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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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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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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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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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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