Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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It is love alone that counts.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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