I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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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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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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It is love alone that counts.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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