I'm suffering very much, but am I suffering very well? That's the point! — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
When we are expecting only suffering, the least joy surprises us: Suffering itself becomes the greatest of joys when we seek it… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
He longs to give us a magnificent reward. He knows that suffering is the only means of preparing us to know Him… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
In spite of this trial, which takes all enjoyment from me, I can never the less, cry out, 'Lord, you fill me… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
The morrow of this day will be eternity; then Jesus will return you a hundred fold the lovely, rightful joys that you… — 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
God would turn the world around to find suffering in order to give it to a soul upon whom He has set… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh!… — 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
Why should we defend ourselves when we are misunderstood and misjudged? Let us leave that aside. Let us not say anything. It… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good… — 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
We who run in the way of Love must never torment ourselves about anything. If I did not suffer minute by minute,… — 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… — 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
Time is but a shadow, a dream; already God sees us in glory and takes joy in our eternal beatitude. How this… — 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 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
