He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude. — 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
I also understood that God's love shows itself just as well in the simplest soul which puts up no resistance to His… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
My director, Jesus, does not teach me to count my acts, but to do everything for love, to refuse Him nothing, to… — 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
Jesus does not so much look at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
How can the good God Who loves us so much, be happy when we suffer? Never does our suffering make Him happy;… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
He is not far off; He is there, very close. He is looking at us, and He is begging this sorrow, this agony from us. He needs it for souls and for our soul... Alas, it does pain Him to give us sorrows to drink, but He knows this is the only means of preparing us to know Him as… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share
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 Image
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 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
(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 Image
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 Image
Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
The great majority of men use their own short-sighted ideas as a yardstick for measuring the divine omnipotence. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
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 Image
