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Look at Him while He is looking at you.

Therese of Lisieux

You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Action Difficult God Greatness Love Yourself
My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Love Myself
Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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Kind Love Opportunity Sacrifice Smile Word
The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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God Greatness Respect Soul
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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Better Experience Heart Myself Prayer Sacrifice Strength Word
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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Embrace Heart Joy Love Myself Prayer Simplicity
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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Desire Hope Measurement Myself Wonder Work
Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Encouragement Pride
What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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Fear Joy Mom Remember Weakness
Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Born Convertion People Suffering
Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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God Love Religious
Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Interest Selfish Work
Silence does good to the soul.
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Goodness One Liner Silence Soul
No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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God Hands Harm Perspective See
I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Myself Practice Understand

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