You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty,… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
True charity consists in putting up with all one's neighbors fault's; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
God would not make me wish for something impossible and so, in spite of my littleness, I can aim at being a… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
I have always wanted to become a saint. Unfortunately, when I have compared myself with the saints, I have always found that… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Much later, when I understood what perfection was, I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Let us rise above the things that pass away. Up above, the air is so pure. Jesus can hide Himself but we will find… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
I feel in me the vocation of the Priest. I have the vocation of the Apostle. Martyrdom was the dream of my youth, and… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
(Whispered to a novice while standing in front of the convent library) Oh! I would have been sorry to have read all those books...If… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
The great majority of men use their own short-sighted ideas as a yardstick for measuring the divine omnipotence. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
At this time I choseas friends two little girls of my own age; but how shallow are the hearts of creatures! Oneof them had… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
I also understood that God's love shows itself just as well in the simplest soul which puts up no resistance to His grace as… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
