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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.

Therese of Lisieux

Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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Awake Dreams Greatness Life Limitation Ourselves Suffering Wasted Time
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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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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Desire God Hope Inspirational Myself
I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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Best Forget Greatness Myself Suffering
My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Love Myself
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Flower Lose Love Rose
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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Empty Himself Misery Soul
I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Dreams God Myself Religious Shine
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Character Goodness Yourself
When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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Encouragement Future Past Thinking
(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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God
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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Country Lying Myself Native
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Harmony Small Universe
The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Flower Love Rose Spring Violence White
Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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God Himself Yourself
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Angel Aspiration Justice Peace

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