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Catholic Quotes by Therese of Lisieux
- Silence does good to the soul.
- Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
- Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
- Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
- I am simply content to find myself always imperfect, and in this I find my joy. Good deeds count as nothing, if done without love.
- If you are willing to bear serenely the trial of being displeasing to yourself, then you will be for Jesus a pleasant place of shelter.
- As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
- Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
- For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of…
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