I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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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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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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It is love alone that counts.
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