Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHow happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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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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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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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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