Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.
CATHERINE OF SIENALord, take me from myself and give me to yourself.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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We trust and believe in what we love.
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Every step of the way to heaven is heaven.
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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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You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love.
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Obedient people never trust in themselves.
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Make yourself a “capacity” and I will make myself a “torrent.”
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God is closer to us than water is to a fish.
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It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.
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There is no perfect virtue-none that bears fruit- unless it is exercised by means of our neighbor.
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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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A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.
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The devil fears hearts on fire with love of God.
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To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.
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You know Me in you, and from this knowledge you will derive all that is necessary.
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Let us enter into the house of knowledge of ourselves.
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