Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove needs to be proved by action.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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 greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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 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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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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