As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLet us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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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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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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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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