A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
THERESE OF LISIEUXAs the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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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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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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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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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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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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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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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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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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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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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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