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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIt isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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