Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFor one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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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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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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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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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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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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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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