If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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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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