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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFor me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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