I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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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.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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