If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness. Therese of Lisieux More Quotes by Therese of Lisieux More Quotes From Therese of Lisieux Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens, her needs - everything, because through them, she learns humility, realizes her weakness. Everything is a grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events - to the heart that loves, all is well. Therese of Lisieux inspirationfaithfather Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love. Therese of Lisieux catholiceyeremember The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place. Therese of Lisieux saintspiritualdoe Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them. Therese of Lisieux encouragementperfectmean My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love. Therese of Lisieux vocationlastsfound Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love. Therese of Lisieux sacrificemissingopportunity Prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trail as well as joy; finally, it is something great, supernatural, which expands my soul and unites me to Jesus. Therese of Lisieux gratitudeprayerjesus Silence does good to the soul. Therese of Lisieux catholicsilencesoul Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude. Therese of Lisieux gratitudegodjesus You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them. Therese of Lisieux greatnessgodjesus The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother. Therese of Lisieux mommotherheart When one loves, one does not calculate. Therese of Lisieux happinesslovelife You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all. Therese of Lisieux catholicsainthalf Above the clouds the sky is always blue. Therese of Lisieux inspirationfaithclouds Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be. Therese of Lisieux gods-willholinesswant Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else. Therese of Lisieux madeheartlove When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future. Therese of Lisieux inspirationalpeacepast Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person. Therese of Lisieux inspirationfaithjesus Trying to do good to people without God's help is no easier than making the sun shine at midnight. You discover that you've got to abandon all your own preferences, your own bright ideas, and guide souls along the road our Lord has marked out for them. You mustn't coerce them into some path of your own choosing. Therese of Lisieux shiningpeopleideas Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love. Therese of Lisieux sacrificeflowerlove
