Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
THERESE OF LISIEUXSufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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It is love alone that counts.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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