Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
THERESE OF LISIEUXJesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLook at Him while He is looking at you.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLet us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
THERESE OF LISIEUXTrials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHe 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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI say nothing to him I love him.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFor one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
THERESE OF LISIEUXGod would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWithout love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFor 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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXA word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLet us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
THERESE OF LISIEUXI 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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