Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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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 every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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