The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNobody is a good judge in his own cause!
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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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.
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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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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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