Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHoliness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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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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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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