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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!

Therese of Lisieux

The 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.
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Flower Love Rose Spring Violence White
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Harmony Small Universe
Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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God Himself Yourself
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Character Goodness Yourself
A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Enough Life Smile Soul Word
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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Humble Joy Myself Offering Thinking
Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Goodness Himself Judgement
Silence does good to the soul.
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Goodness One Liner Silence Soul
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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Encouragement Evidence Goodness Love People Perfection Quality Weakness
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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Best Forget Greatness Myself Suffering
Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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God Love Religious
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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Heart Heaven Joy Myself Prayer Trouble
Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Love Space Time Universe
The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Home Perspective World
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Angel Aspiration Justice Peace
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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Forget Future Impossible Live Moments Myself Past Simplicity

(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!

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