I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHe does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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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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