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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.

Therese of Lisieux

You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Action Difficult God Greatness Love Yourself
Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Magic Stop Yourself
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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Better Experience Heart Myself Prayer Sacrifice Strength Word
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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Kind Love Myself Science Win
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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Kind Love Opportunity Sacrifice Smile Word
Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Interest Selfish Work
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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Desire Hope Measurement Myself Wonder Work
It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Myself Strength Weakness
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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Encouragement Evidence Goodness Love People Perfection Quality Weakness
When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Calculation Himself Love
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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Heart Heaven Joy Myself Prayer Trouble
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Brilliant Count Love Worth
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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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Born Convertion People Suffering
Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Goodness Himself Judgement
For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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Embrace Heart Joy Love Myself Prayer Simplicity

Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.

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