God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
THERESE OF LISIEUXSilence does good to the soul.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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You 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.
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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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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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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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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