We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.
CATHERINE OF SIENALove does not stay idle.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches.
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A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.
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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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Make yourself a “capacity” and I will make myself a “torrent.”
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Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God: The Father is your table, the Son is your food, and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.
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He will provide the way and the means, such as you could never have imagined. Leave it all to Him, let go of yourself, lose yourself on the Cross, and you will find yourself entirely.
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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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Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.
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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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There is no sin nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.
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You will do very well to refuse offices; for a man seldom fails to give offense in them. It ought to weary you simply to hear them mentioned.
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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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The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven.
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The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
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And let the truth be your delight proclaim it, but with a certain congeniality.
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