When one loves, one does not calculate.
THERESE OF LISIEUXMiss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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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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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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Silence does good to the soul.
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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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