Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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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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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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