Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove needs to be proved by action.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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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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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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