It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHe 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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 word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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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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