It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIt is love alone that counts.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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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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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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It is love alone that counts.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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.
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