Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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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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