(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
THERESE OF LISIEUXI am very far from practicing what I understand.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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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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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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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