Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove needs to be proved by action.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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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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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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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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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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