The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNobody is a good judge in his own cause!
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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For 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.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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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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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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