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.
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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with 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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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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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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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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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 guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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