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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.

Therese of Lisieux

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And it is the Lord, it is Jesus, Who is my judge. Therefore I will try always to think leniently of others, that He may judge me leniently, or rather not at all, since He says: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged.
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(Whispered to a novice while standing in front of the convent library) Oh! I would have been sorry to have read all those books...If I had read them, I would have broken my head, and I would have wasted precious time that I could have employed very simply in loving God.
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If you are willing to bear serenely the trial of being displeasing to yourself, then you will be for Jesus a pleasant place of shelter.
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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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How I loved the feasts!.... I especially loved the processions in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. What a joy it was for me to throw flowers beneath the feet of God!... I was never so happy as when I saw my roses touch the sacred Monstrance.
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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 prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth they make us look higher than this world.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Apart from the Office [the daily prayer of the Church] which is a daily joy, I do not have the courage to search through books for beautiful prayers. ... Unable either to say them all or to choose between them, I do as a child would who cannot read - I just say what I want to say to God, quite simply, and he never fails to understand.
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It is love alone that counts.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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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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Go often to Holy Communion. Go very often! This is your one remedy.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident - in the most audacious way - in His Fatherly goodness.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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the storm thunders at my heart I find it difficult to believe in the existence of anything except the clouds which limit my horizon.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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