I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXJesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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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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I say nothing to him I love 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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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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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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