Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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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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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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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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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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