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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXOur Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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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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It is love alone that counts.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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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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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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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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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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