The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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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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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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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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Miss 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.
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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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