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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.

Therese of Lisieux

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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Life Place Value Way Worth
Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Himself Perfection Willing
Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Interest Selfish Work
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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Charity Small True Virtue Weakness
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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Creation Guide Himself Home Law Natural Poor
I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Dedication Himself Live Myself
Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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God Holy Simplicity
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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Kind Love Opportunity Sacrifice Smile Word
I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Myself Practice Understand
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
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
As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Divine Flower Illumination Shine Small Soul Sun
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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Kind Love Myself Science Win
The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Home Perspective World
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Flower Lose Love Rose
He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Himself Willing Worth

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