When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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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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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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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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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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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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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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