When one loves, one does not calculate.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI am very far from practicing what I understand.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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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.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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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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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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