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.
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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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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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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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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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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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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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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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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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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