Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
THERESE OF LISIEUXSuffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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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.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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