Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
THERESE OF LISIEUXTrue 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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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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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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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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