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> [Look upon yourself as a tree planted beside the water, which bears its fruit in due season; the more it is shaken by the wind, the deeper it strikes its roots into the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/look-upon-yourself-as-a-tree-planted-beside-the-water-which-bears-its/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

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## More by Margaret Mary Alacoque

> [Let every knee bend before Thee, O greatness of my God, so supremely humbled in the Sacred Host. May every heart love Thee, every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/let-every-knee-bend-before-thee-o-greatness-of-my-god-so-supremely/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [O my Saviour, who am I, that Thou shouldst have so long awaited my repentance!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/o-my-saviour-who-am-i-that-thou-shouldst-have-so-long-awaited-my/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [Crosses, contempt, sorrows and afflictions are the real treasures of the lovers of Jesus Christ crucified](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/crosses-contempt-sorrows-and-afflictions-are-the-real-treasures-of/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [Have recourse trustfully to Gods loving kindness and He will not forsake you, for He longs to bestow His graces. Though you may have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/have-recourse-trustfully-to-gods-loving-kindness-and-he-will-not/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [Let us begin in earnest to work out our salvation, for no one will do it for us, since even He Himself, Who made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/let-us-begin-in-earnest-to-work-out-our-salvation-for-no-one-will-do/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [The cross is a precious treasure to be kept secret, lest we be robbed of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/the-cross-is-a-precious-treasure-to-be-kept-secret-lest-we-be-robbed/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [It is attachment to creatures and to self-satisfaction that weakens the blessings of love in your heart. You must die to all that, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/it-is-attachment-to-creatures-and-to-self-satisfaction-that-weakens/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [Since God wishes it - there is nothing to be done. . . Why should you thus torment yourself? Get rid of whatever He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/since-god-wishes-it-there-is-nothing-to-be-done-why-should-you-thus/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [The heaviest of my crosses was that I could do nothing to lighten the cross my mother was suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/the-heaviest-of-my-crosses-was-that-i-could-do-nothing-to-lighten-the/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [Until we have acquired genuine prayer, we are like people teaching children to begin to walk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/until-we-have-acquired-genuine-prayer-we-are-like-people-teaching/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [Cling to God, and leave all the rest to Him: He will not let you perish. Your soul is very dear to Him, He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/cling-to-god-and-leave-all-the-rest-to-him-he-will-not-let-you-perish/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [Do nothing through human respect and, when it assails you, say: I shall do neither more nor less for the eyes of creatures. O…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/do-nothing-through-human-respect-and-when-it-assails-you-say-i-shall/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [May faith be the torch which illuminates, animates, and sustains you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/may-faith-be-the-torch-which-illuminates-animates-and-sustains-you/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [Look upon yourself as a tree planted beside the water, which bears its fruit in due season; the more it is shaken by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/look-upon-yourself-as-a-tree-planted-beside-the-water-which-bears-its/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

> [I need nothing but God, and to lose myself in the heart of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mary-alacoque/i-need-nothing-but-god-and-to-lose-myself-in-the-heart-of-god/)

[Margaret Mary Alacoque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mary-alacoque/)

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