If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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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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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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