The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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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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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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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