As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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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.
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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It is love alone that counts.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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