Love needs to be proved by action.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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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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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 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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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