I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHoliness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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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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It is love alone that counts.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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