Therese of Lisieux on selfish
Therese of Lisieux83 quotes“Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.”
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I say nothing to him I love him.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux Never stop wanting for your magic.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux
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