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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.

Therese of Lisieux

Love needs to be proved by action.
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Action Love Need One Liner
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Cherish God Greatness Himself Intelligence Simplicity Talent Thinking
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
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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Best Forget Greatness Myself Suffering
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
Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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God Love Religious
I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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Humble Joy Myself Offering Thinking
The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Home Perspective World
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
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
Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Encouragement Evidence Goodness Love People Perfection Quality Weakness
Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Action Demand Gratitude Greatness Simplicity Surrender
Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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Eyes Goal Heaven Labour Ourselves Peace
(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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God
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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Empty Himself Misery Soul
Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Heart Leap Prayer

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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