Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe world’s thy ship and not thy home.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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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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True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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 am very far from practicing what I understand.
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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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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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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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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