Therese of Lisieux Quotes - Page 3

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• The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Giving, Soul, Honor

  St. Therese of Lisieux (2014). “Letters of St. Therese of LIsieux, Volume II: General Correspondence 1890-1897”, p.238, ICS Publications

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• Discouragement itself is a form of pride.

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  Faith, Inspiration, Pride

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• Never stop wanting for your magic

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  Magic

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• Nothing's done well when it's done out of self-interest.

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  Self, Done, Interest

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• I had wondered for a long time why God had preferences and why all souls did not receive an equal amount of grace [...] Jesus saw fit to enlighten me about this mystery. He set the book of nature before me and I saw that all the flowers He has created are lovely. The splendor of the rose and whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. I realized that if every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness and there would be no wild flowers to make the meadows gay.

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  Jesus, Spring, Flower

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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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  Eye, Goal, Heaven

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• We must do everything we are obliged to do; give without reckoning, practice virtue whenever opportunity offers, constantly overcome ourselves, prove our love by all the little acts of tenderness and consideration we can muster. In a word, we must produce all the good works that lie within our strength - out of love for God.

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  God, Lying, Opportunity

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• I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.

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  Shining, Want, Littles

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• The world's thy ship and not thy home.

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  Home, World, Ships

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• Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.

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  Faith, Inspiration, Self

  Saint Therese of Lisieux (2007). “The Story of the Soul”, p.206, Cosimo, Inc.

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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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  Dream, Jesus, Joy

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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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  God, Sacrifice, Soul

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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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  Suffering, Weakness, Saint

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• Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.

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  Prayer, Sacrifice, Soul

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• For me, prayer means launching out of the heart towards God; it means lifting up one's eyes, quite simply, to heaven, a cry of grateful love, from the crest of joy or the trough of despair; it's a vast, supernatural force which opens out my heart, and binds me close to Jesus.

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  Jesus, Prayer, Grateful

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• For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.

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  Love, God, Christian

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• I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.

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  Humble, Catholic, Suffering

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• We who run in the way of Love must never torment ourselves about anything. If I did not suffer minute by minute, it would be impossible for me to be patient; but I see only the present moment, I forget the past, and take good care not to anticipate the future. If we grow disheartened, if sometimes we despair, it is because we have been dwelling on the past or the future.

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  Love, Running, Past

  St. Therese of Lisieux (1915). “Thoughts of Saint Thérèse”, p.55, TAN Books

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• It is love alone that counts.

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  Alone In Love

  Therese of Lisieux (2016). “St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Her Last Conversations”, p.268, ICS Publications

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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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  Prayer, Lying, Moving

  St. Therese of Lisieux (1915). “Thoughts of Saint Thérèse”, p.68, TAN Books

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• nobody is a good judge in his own cause!

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  Judging, Causes, Good Judges

  St. Therese of Lisieux (2013). “Story of a Soul The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux: Third Edition Translated from the Original Manuscripts”, p.114, ICS Publications

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• For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.

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  Gratitude, Prayer, Heart

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• What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence...Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately...We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!

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  God, Jesus, Heart

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• (Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!

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  God, Love You, I Love 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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  Weakness, Charity, Virtue

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