When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
THERESE OF LISIEUXGod would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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