Love needs to be proved by action.
THERESE OF LISIEUXDo 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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For 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.
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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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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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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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