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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.

Therese of Lisieux

I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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Humble Joy Myself Offering Thinking
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Flower Lose Love Rose
In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Alone Difficult Fear God Mom Strength
Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Encouragement Evidence Goodness Love People Perfection Quality Weakness
True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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Charity Mistake True Virtue Weakness
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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Charity Small True Virtue Weakness
Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Encouragement Pride
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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Better Experience Heart Myself Prayer Sacrifice Strength Word
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.
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Divine God Heart Lose Natural Pure Tender
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Consumption Love Measurement Ourselves Surrender
Silence does good to the soul.
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Goodness One Liner Silence Soul
Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Help Learning Myself Person Simplicity
Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Himself Perfection Willing
Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Magic Stop Yourself
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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Best Forget Greatness Myself Suffering
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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Fear Joy Mom Remember Weakness

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