Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
THERESE OF LISIEUXSufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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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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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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 is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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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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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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