I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhat a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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