Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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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