You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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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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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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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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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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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