Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing without this goal in mind.
CATHERINE OF SIENAPerfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.
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You, God, made yourself lowly and small to make us great!
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The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven.
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It is human to sin, but diabolic to persist in sin.
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It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.
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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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Make yourself a “capacity” and I will make myself a “torrent.”
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Too great pity is the greatest cruelty.
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Love transforms one into what one loves.
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One who knows more, loves more.
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Consider God’s charity. Where else have we ever seen someone who has been offended voluntarily paying out his life for those who have offended him?
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All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, “I am the way.
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The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
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Consider your possessions loaned to you by God.
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Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.
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People become like what they love.
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