I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about 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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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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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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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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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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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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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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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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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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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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