When one loves, one does not calculate.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNo harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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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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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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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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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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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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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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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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