I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUXYou know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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It is love alone that counts.
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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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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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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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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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