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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXA 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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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 want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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