Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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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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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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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It is love alone that counts.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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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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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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