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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.

Therese of Lisieux

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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Flower Love Rose Spring Violence White
The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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Life Place Value Way Worth
I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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Best Forget Greatness Myself Suffering
I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Myself Practice Understand
Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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Book Divine Doctor Himself Teaching Word
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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Country Lying Myself Native
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Brilliant Count Love Worth
Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Attachment Earth Himself World
A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Enough Life Smile Soul Word
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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Action Difficult God Greatness Love Yourself
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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Kind Love Myself Science Win
The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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God Greatness Respect Soul
In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Alone Difficult Fear God Mom Strength
I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Dreams God Myself Religious Shine
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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Children Fear Force God Walk
Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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God Himself Yourself

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