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When one loves, one does not calculate.

Therese of Lisieux

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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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Action Difficult God Greatness Love Yourself
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Flower Lose Love Rose
Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Interest Selfish Work
I say nothing to him I love him.
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Dedication God Himself Love
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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Convertion Ecstasy Love Pin Sacrifice Soul
Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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Desire Hope Measurement Myself Wonder Work
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Character Goodness Yourself
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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Death Earth Goodness Heaven Myself Rose
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Consumption Love Measurement Ourselves Surrender
Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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God Himself Yourself
Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Compassionate Heart Human Love Ourselves
Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Better Prayer Sacrifice Soul Touch Word
The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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Kind Love Myself Science Win
It is love alone that counts.
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Alone Count Love One Liner
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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Book Divine Doctor Himself Teaching Word
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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Forget Future Impossible Live Moments Myself Past Simplicity
Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Expression Myself Prayer Silence
I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Dreams God Myself Religious Shine
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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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
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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Country Lying Myself Native
How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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God Happiness Imperfection Mercy Myself Need
What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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Fear Joy Mom Remember Weakness
Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Color Nature Sky
When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Calculation Himself Love
Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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Audacity God Goodness Heart Holy Humble Ourselves Weakness
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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Encouragement Future Past Thinking
The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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