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> [“How can a heart given up to human affections be closely united to God? It seems to me that it is impossible. I have seen so many souls, allured by this false light, fly right into it like poor moths,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/how-can-a-heart-given-up-to-human-affections-be-closely-united-to-god/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

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## More by Thérèse de Lisieux

> [“Time is your boat not your home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/time-is-your-boat-not-your-home/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

> [“when something painful or disagreeable happens to me, instead of a melancholy look, I answer by a smile. At first I did not always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/when-something-painful-or-disagreeable-happens-to-me-instead-of-a/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

> [“We must despise all these temptations and pay no attention whatsoever to them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/we-must-despise-all-these-temptations-and-pay-no-attention-whatsoever/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

> [“Our Lord has deigned to make me understand that by simple obedience I shall please Him best.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/our-lord-has-deigned-to-make-me-understand-that-by-simple-obedience-i/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

> [“Another time I was working in the laundry, and the Sister opposite, while washing handkerchiefs, repeatedly splashed me with dirty water. My first impulse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/another-time-i-was-working-in-the-laundry-and-the-sister-opposite/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

> [“the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/the-brilliance-of-the-rose-and-the-whiteness-of-the-lily-do-not/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

> [“How can a heart given up to human affections be closely united to God? It seems to me that it is impossible. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/how-can-a-heart-given-up-to-human-affections-be-closely-united-to-god/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

> [“I must walk right up to my last moment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-r-se-de-lisieux/i-must-walk-right-up-to-my-last-moment/)

[Thérèse de Lisieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-r-se-de-lisieux/)

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