I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIt is love alone that counts.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhen we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
THERESE OF LISIEUX(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
THERESE OF LISIEUXI am very far from practicing what I understand.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIn trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
THERESE OF LISIEUXDiscouragement itself is a form of pride.
THERESE OF LISIEUXPerfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNever stop wanting for your magic.
THERESE OF LISIEUXPrayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
THERESE OF LISIEUXMiss 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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXTrials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
THERESE OF LISIEUXJesus 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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