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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.

Therese of Lisieux

Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Consumption Love Measurement Ourselves Surrender
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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Charity Small True Virtue Weakness
Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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Country Lying Myself Native
Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Expression Myself Prayer Silence
The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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Kind Love Myself Science Win
Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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God Holy Simplicity
The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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God Heart Love Mom
It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Myself Strength Weakness
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Angel Aspiration Justice Peace
Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Love Space Time Universe
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 Heart Life Moments Offend Passion Wound
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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Fear Joy Mom Remember Weakness
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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Kind Love Opportunity Sacrifice Smile Word
He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Himself Willing Worth
I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Dedication Himself Live Myself

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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