Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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It is love alone that counts.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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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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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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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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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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