I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
THERESE OF LISIEUXJesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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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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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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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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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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