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“Do you realize
that Jesus is there
in the tabernacle
expressly for you-
for you alone? He
burns with the
desire to come into
your heart… don’t
listen to the demon,
laugh at him, and
go without fear to
receive the Jesus of
peace and love…”
― St. Therese of Lisieux

“Trust and trust alone should lead us to love”
― St Therese of Lisieux, Collected Letters of St Therese of Lisieux

“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.”
― St. Therese of Lisieux, Story of a Soul (l'Histoire d'une Ame): The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux

“The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily
do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm.
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.”
― St. Therese of Lisieux

“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.”
― St. Therese of Lisieux

“Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.”
― St. Therese of Lisieux

“The world's thy ship and not thy home.”
― Saint Therese of Lisieux

“I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature would no longer be enameled with lovely hues. And so it is in the world of souls, Our Lord's living garden.”
― St. Thérèse de Lisieux

“If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.”
― St. Therese of Lisieux

“Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be.”
― St. Thérèse de Lisieux

“When one loves, one does not calculate.”
― St. Thérèse de Lisieux

“A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.”
― St. Thérèse de Lisieux

“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.”
― St. Thérèse de Lisieux

“i can nourish myself on nothing but truth”
― St Therese of Lisieux

“I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbours' defects--not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.”
― St. Thérèse de Lisieux

“I say nothing to him I love him”
― St. Thérèse of Lisieux

“La joie réside au plus intime de l'âme; on peut aussi bien la posséder dans une obscure prison que dans un palais.”
― Thérèse de Lisieux

“Then, overcome by joy, I cried, 'Jesus, my love. At last I have found my vocation. My vocation is love. In the heart of the Church, my mother, I will be love, and then I will be all things.”
― St. Thérèse de Lisieux

“A soul in a state of grace has nothing to fear of demons who are cowards.”
― St. Therese of Lisieux