The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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It is love alone that counts.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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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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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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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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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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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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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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