Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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It is love alone that counts.
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