In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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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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