God is closer to us than water is to a fish.
CATHERINE OF SIENAWe’ve been deceived by the thought that we would be more pleasing to God in our own way than in the way God has given us.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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All the vices are seasoned with pride just as the virtues are seasoned and enlivened by charity.
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It is a human thing to sin, but perseverance in sin is a thing of the devil.
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Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with God.
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Too great pity is the greatest cruelty.
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To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.
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Start being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’ look at your weaknesses. Realize instead that in Christ crucified you can do everything.
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Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.
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Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches.
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Make two homes for thyself, my daughter. One actual home and the other a spiritual home which thou are to carry with thee always.
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Of course you are unworthy. But when do you hope to be worthy? You will be no more worthy at the end than at the beginning. God alone is worthy of Himself, He alone can make us worthy of Him.
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Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.
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It’s one of the properties of love to love what is loved by the person we love.
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Hope comes from love, because people always trust in those they love.
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You must believe in truth that whatever God gives or permits is for your salvation.
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To the servant of God… every place is the right place, and every time is the right time.
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