He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
THERESE OF LISIEUXA word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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