The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe world’s thy ship and not thy home.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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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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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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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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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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