The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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 every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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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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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent 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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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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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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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It is love alone that counts.
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