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.
THERESE OF LISIEUX
It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove 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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It is love alone that counts.
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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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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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