My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFrequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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 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 realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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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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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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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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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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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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