Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHe does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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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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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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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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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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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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