I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXTrue 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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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 give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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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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