Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
THERESE OF LISIEUXPrayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It is love alone that counts.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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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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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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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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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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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