Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIt isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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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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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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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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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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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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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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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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