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.
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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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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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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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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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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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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