It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHe has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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