People become like what they love.
CATHERINE OF SIENANails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.
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It is impossible to fulfill the law concerning love for Me, God eternal, apart from the law concerning love for your neighbors.
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We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.
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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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Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and plant virtue.
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God is more ready to pardon that we have been to sin.
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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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All the vices are seasoned with pride just as the virtues are seasoned and enlivened by charity.
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Do not be satisfied with little things, because God wants great things!
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We trust and believe in what we love.
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Since love for our Creator cannot be sustained unless we love others for God’s sake.
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Love does not stay idle.
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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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The human heart is always drawn by love.
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Lord, take me from myself and give me to yourself.
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