I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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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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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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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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