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It was expressed in a profound sense that labor in itself is one of the highest goods, in a profound suspicion of the pursuit of pleasure as an end in life, amounting to an antipathy and merging with a deep distaste, and distrust of
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“Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it. What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen.
You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.”
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You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.”
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“I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.”
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“You can have the other words-chance, luck, coincidence, serendipity. I'll take grace. I don't know what it is exactly, but I'll take it. ”
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“Well, that shoots the morning.” As I heard myself saying these familiar words, I was struck by their strangeness. Why would an act of charity shoot my morning? Isn’t growing in love what life is all about? Yes, but the purpose of life often gets in the way of my agenda!”
― Story of a Soul The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Study Edition
― Story of a Soul The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Study Edition
“If I serve you in hopes of Paradise,
deny me Paradise.
If I serve thee in fear of hell,
condemn me to hell.
But if I love thee for love of thyself,
then grant me thyself.”
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deny me Paradise.
If I serve thee in fear of hell,
condemn me to hell.
But if I love thee for love of thyself,
then grant me thyself.”
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