Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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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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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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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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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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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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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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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