Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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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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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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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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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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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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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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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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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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