Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIn trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with 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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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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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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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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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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