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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.

Therese of Lisieux

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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Best Forget Greatness Myself Suffering
The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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Empty Himself Misery Soul
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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Charity Mistake True Virtue Weakness
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Harmony Small Universe
Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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Desire Hope Measurement Myself Wonder Work
The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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God Greatness Respect Soul
It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Myself Strength Weakness
Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Heart Leap Prayer
Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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Eyes Goal Heaven Labour Ourselves Peace
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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Creation Guide Himself Home Law Natural Poor
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Brilliant Count Love Worth
Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Born Convertion People Suffering
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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Heart Heaven Joy Myself Prayer Trouble
Love needs to be proved by action.
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Action Love Need One Liner
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
Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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God Holy Simplicity

How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.

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