Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
THERESE OF LISIEUXJesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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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.
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