Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
THERESE OF LISIEUXA 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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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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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 value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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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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