Thérèse of Lisieux Quotes

La joie réside au plus intime de l'âme; on peut aussi bien la posséder dans une obscure prison que dans un palais.

joy is not found in the things which surround us, but lives only in the soul.

It is consoling that he who must judge us dwell in us to save us always from all of our miseries, and to pardon us.

to dedicate oneself as a Victim of Love is not to be dedicated to sweetness and consolations; it is to offer oneself to all that is painful and bitter, because Love lives only by sacrifice and the more we would surrender ourselves to Love, the more we must surrender
ourselves to suffering

the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy.

I say nothing to him I love him

Go often to Holy Communion. Go very often! This is your one remedy.

Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.

Just as the sun shines on all the trees and flowers as if each were the only one on earth, so does God care for all souls in a special manner.

I understand and I know from experience that: 'The kingdom of God is within you.' Jesus has no need of books or teachers to instruct souls; He teaches without the noise of words. Never have I heard Him speak, but I feel that He is within me at each moment; He is guiding and inspiring me with what I must say and do. I find just when I need them certain lights that I had not seen until then, and it isn't most frequently during my hours of prayer that these are most abundant but rather in the midst of my daily occupations.

That beautiful day passed just as the saddest ones do, since the most radiant of days has a tomorrow.

By humiliation alone can Saints be made.

Ah! How contrary are the teachings of Jesus to the feelings of nature! Without the help of His grace it would be impossible not only to put them into practice, but to even understand them.

You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.

It is wrong to pass one’s time in fretting, instead of sleeping on the Heart of Jesus.