The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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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 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.
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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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Love needs to be proved by action.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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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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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.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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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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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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