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Therese of Lisieux

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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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The great majority of men use their own short-sighted ideas as a yardstick for measuring the divine omnipotence.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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By our little acts of charity practiced in the shade we convert souls far away, we help missionaries, we win for them abundant alms and by that means build actual dwellings spiritual and material for our Eucharistic Lord.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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We must do everything we are obliged to do give without reckoning, practice virtue whenever opportunity offers, constantly overcome ourselves, prove our love by all the little acts of tenderness and consideration we can muster. In a word, we must produce all the good works that lie within our strength - out of love for God.
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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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The world's thy ship and not thy home.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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I am simply content to find myself always imperfect, and in this I find my joy. Good deeds count as nothing, if done without love.
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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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O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all my desires. From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To sacrifice myself in silence, to wait for Heaven in peace. Keeping myself open to the rays of the Divine Host, In this furnace of love, I shall be consumed, And like a seraphim, Lord, I shall love You.
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He [Jesus] has no need of our works but only of our love.
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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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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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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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Heaven for me is hidden in a little Host Where Jesus, my Spouse, is veiled for love. I go to that Divine Furnace to draw out life, And there my Sweet Saviour listens to me night and day.
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