It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
THERESE OF LISIEUXPerfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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