If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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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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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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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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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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It is love alone that counts.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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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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