As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXDiscouragement itself is a form of pride.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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