Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
THERESE OF LISIEUXRemember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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My 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.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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