Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches.
CATHERINE OF SIENAProclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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We’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.
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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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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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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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We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.
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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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A soul cannot live without loving. It must have something to love, for it was created to love.
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And let the truth be your delight proclaim it, but with a certain congeniality.
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Father, I am hungry; for the love of God give this soul her food, her Lord in the Eucharist
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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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Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.
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A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.
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God cannot leave us. It is just that our soul is so vast, we do not always feel His lips upon the veil.
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Since love for our Creator cannot be sustained unless we love others for God’s sake.
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Every step of the way to heaven is heaven.
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