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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXDo 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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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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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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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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