You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIf every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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