The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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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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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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