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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.

Therese of Lisieux

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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Flower Love Rose Spring Violence White
Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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God Hands Ourselves Religious
Silence does good to the soul.
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Goodness One Liner Silence Soul
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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Book Divine Doctor Himself Teaching Word
Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Interest Selfish Work
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Harmony Small Universe
Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Eyes God Inspirational Love Remember Small Yourself
Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Help Learning Myself Person Simplicity
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Cherish God Greatness Himself Intelligence Simplicity Talent Thinking
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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Embrace Heart Joy Love Myself Prayer Simplicity
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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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
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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Empty Himself Misery Soul
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Brilliant Count Love Worth
It is love alone that counts.
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Alone Count Love One Liner
No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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God Hands Harm Perspective See
For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
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Heart Heaven Joy Myself Prayer Trouble

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