Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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