I am very far from practicing what I understand.
THERESE OF LISIEUXDiscouragement itself is a form of pride.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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