Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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It is love alone that counts.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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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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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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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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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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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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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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