The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFor 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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