Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
THERESE OF LISIEUXAbove the clouds the sky is always blue.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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 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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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 would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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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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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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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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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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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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