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.
CATHERINE OF SIENAObedient people never trust in themselves.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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Love transforms one into what one loves.
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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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The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
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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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The soul, as soon as she comes to know Me, reaches out to love her neighbors.
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Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing without this goal in mind.
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It is a human thing to sin, but perseverance in sin is a thing of the devil.
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You will do very well to refuse offices; for a man seldom fails to give offense in them. It ought to weary you simply to hear them mentioned.
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One who knows more, loves more.
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There is nothing we can desire or want that we do not find in God.
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It’s one of the properties of love to love what is loved by the person we love.
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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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There is no perfect virtue-none that bears fruit- unless it is exercised by means of our neighbor.
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What father ever gave up his son to death for the sake of his slave!
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Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with God.
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