Catherine of Siena on devil
Catherine of Siena80 quotes“The devil fears hearts on fire with love of God.”
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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.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena The soul, as soon as she comes to know Me, reaches out to love her neighbors.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Out of darkness is born the light.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Consider your possessions loaned to you by God.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Obedient people never trust in themselves.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena One who knows more, loves more.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena We trust and believe in what we love.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena We’ve had enough of exhortations to be silent! Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues. I see that the world is rotten because of silence.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena avarice breeds envy, a worm that is always gnawing, letting the avaricious enjoy neither their own nor anyone else’s good.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Since love for our Creator cannot be sustained unless we love others for God’s sake.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Lord, take me from myself and give me to yourself.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena It is human to sin, but diabolic to persist in sin.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena It is a human thing to sin, but perseverance in sin is a thing of the devil.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena
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People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
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Gods suppressed become devils, and often it is these devils whom we first encounter when we turn inward.
Joseph CampbellJoseph Campbell I sympathize afresh with the mighty Voltaire who, when badgered on his deathbed and urged to renounce the devil, murmured that this was no time to be making enemies.
Christopher HitchensChristopher Hitchens He grabbed my hand as the flames licked at my feet and the devil and I danced.
Emily KurcEmily Kurc Self pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it, I cannot be used by God for his purpose in the world.
Oswald ChambersOswald Chambers Tomorrow is the devil’s day, but today is God’s. Satan does not care how spiritual your intentions are, or how holy your resolutions, if only they are determined to be done tomorrow.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Since Satan can’t destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Give the devil his due.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes