Never stop wanting for your magic.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhen I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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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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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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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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