It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
THERESE OF LISIEUXPerfect 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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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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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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 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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