I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUXOur Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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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.
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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