I am very far from practicing what I understand.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLife is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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.
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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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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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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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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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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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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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It is love alone that counts.
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