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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXTrue 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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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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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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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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 would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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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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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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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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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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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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