You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFor 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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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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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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