Whoever loves himself or the world inordinately becomes incompatible with himself.
CATHERINE OF SIENAYou, God, made yourself lowly and small to make us great!
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The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
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Out of darkness is born the light.
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There is no perfect virtue-none that bears fruit- unless it is exercised by means of our neighbor.
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What father ever gave up his son to death for the sake of his slave!
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One who knows more, loves more.
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We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.
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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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The soul is in God and God in the soul, just as the fish is in the sea and the sea in the fish.
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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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The strongest and purest love is not the one that starts from impressions, but the one that comes from admiration.
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Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.
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A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.
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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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Hope comes from love, because people always trust in those they love.
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Oh, let us lose our milk teeth and cut instead the strong teeth of hate and love.
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