I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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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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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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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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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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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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