Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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