Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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