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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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