Silence does good to the soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLook at Him while He is looking at you.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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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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He 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.
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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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