Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.
CATHERINE OF SIENAThe 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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avarice breeds envy, a worm that is always gnawing, letting the avaricious enjoy neither their own nor anyone else’s good.
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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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It is a human thing to sin, but perseverance in sin is a thing of the devil.
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The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
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It is the nature of love to love as much as we feel we are loved and to love whatever the one we love loves.
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There is nothing we can desire or want that we do not find in God.
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For there is no obedience without humility, nor humility without charity.
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God is closer to us than water is to a fish.
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And let the truth be your delight proclaim it, but with a certain congeniality.
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One who knows more, loves more.
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Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.
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Do not be satisfied with little things, because God wants great things!
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Don’t make it necessary for me to complain about you to Christ crucified. (There is no one else I can complain to, since there is no one greater than you on earth.
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All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, “I am the way.
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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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