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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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