He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
THERESE OF LISIEUXTrials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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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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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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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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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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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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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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