is great enough to be the recipient of its treasures? Will a human being know how to comprehend them, and above all will he be able to repay? There exists but one Being capable of comprehending love; it is Jesus; He alone can give us back infinitely more than we shall ever give to Him.
LETTER TO HER COUSIN MARIE GUÉRIN
There is one ONLY THING to do here
below: to love Jesus, to win souls for
Him so that He may be loved. Let us
seize with jealous care every least opportunity
of self-sacrifice. Let us refuse Him
nothing—He does so want our love!
VI LETTER TO HER SISTER CÉLINE
When we really love, we rejoice in
the happiness of the loved one and make
every sacrifice to procure it for him.
COUNSELS AND REMINISCENCES
True love is nourished by sacrifice,
and the more the soul denies itself
natural satisfactions, the stronger and
