The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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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.
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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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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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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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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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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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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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