It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhen we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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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 greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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