Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLet us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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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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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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