Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
THERESE OF LISIEUX
Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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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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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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