Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI say nothing to him I love him.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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