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Brother Lawrence Quotes: It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.
         

It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.


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And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelette in the pan for the love of God.

And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelette in the pan for the love of God.



To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are.

To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are.



We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.

We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.



There's no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God.

There's no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God.



In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.

In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.



There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God; those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it.

There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God; those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it.



Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!

Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!



There is no sweeter manner of living in the world than continuous communion with God.

There is no sweeter manner of living in the world than continuous communion with God.



You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think.

You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think.



Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity.

Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity.





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So close that your hand upon my chest is mine, so close that your eyes close with my sleep.

So close that your hand upon my chest is mine, so close that your eyes close with my sleep.



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A lot of times I can across as too masculine to men, and they couldn't handle me, they stayed away.



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I think one of the things that distinguished my work from the beginning when I was in college was my turning towards poetry from other countries.



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Your private life, exposed, has a lingering effect on your mind and your game.




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