Therese of Lisieux Quotes

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Jesus condemned no one except hypocrites.

Love sinners, but hate their deeds, and do not disdain sinners for their failings, so that you yourself do not fall into the temptation in which they abide... Do not be angry at anyone and do not hate anyone, neither for their faith, nor for their shameful deeds... Do not foster hatred for the sinner, for we are all guilty... Hate his sins, and pray for him, so that you may be made like unto Christ, who had no dislike for sinners, but prayed for them.

You are right,” he had said. “Love is not the word. No one can love his neighbor. Say, rather, ‘Know thy neighbor as thyself.” That is, comprehend his hardships and understand his position, deal with his faults as gently as with your own. Do not judge him where you do not judge yourself. Madame, this is the meaning of the word love.

Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace.

I don't judge. I'm not God. We're supposed to be less judgmental and accept and be kind and love one another.

People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.

Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.

When we love like Jesus does, lives change for the better.

Who am I to pass judgment? Judgment has been passed on me, but I adhere to, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.'

When people realize that they have been forgiven of everything, it becomes a little bit easier for them to forgive others.

Instead of judging people, we need to pray.

Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.

I always forgave my students, like Jesus.

Be to their virtue very kind; be to their faults a little blind.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

The reason I love Jesus because he's a really good guy. He's completely opposed to running around and judging people.

What if we strove for compassion, for mercy, for forgiveness? And what if we did this for everybody, including people who have harmed others?

Unless and until you have developed a heart inundated with compassion, do not sit on the seat of judgement.

I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand, at times, like to find a stick to beat others with, to condemn others. And Jesus has this message for us: mercy. I think - and I say it with humility - that this is the Lord's most powerful message: mercy.

Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others.

I don't think badly of people. I like everybody, and I'm sorry for everybody.

Indulgence is lovely in the sinless; toleration, adorable in the pious and believing heart.

Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.

It is only as we remember and embrace His generous grace toward us that we can extend it to others.