When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
THERESE OF LISIEUXPerfect 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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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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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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