Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
THERESE OF LISIEUXJesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Perfect 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.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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It is love alone that counts.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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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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