Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
THERESE OF LISIEUXMy whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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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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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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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 is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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