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

Therese of Lisieux

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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Empty Himself Misery Soul
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
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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Death Earth Goodness Heaven Myself Rose
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Cherish God Greatness Himself Intelligence Simplicity Talent Thinking
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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Charity Mistake True Virtue Weakness
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
What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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God Heart Life Moments Offend Passion Wound
He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Himself Willing Worth
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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Creation Guide Himself Home Law Natural Poor
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
It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Enough Evidence Love
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Brilliant Count Love 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
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
Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Eyes God Inspirational Love Remember Small Yourself
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

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