Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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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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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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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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