You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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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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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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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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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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