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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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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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I want to give myself totally to Him...I want to live no longer but for Him.
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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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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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For me, prayer means launching out of the heart towards God it means lifting up one's eyes, quite simply, to heaven, a cry of grateful love, from the crest of joy or the trough of despair it's a vast, supernatural force which opens out my heart, and binds me close to Jesus.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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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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