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.
CATHERINE OF SIENATo the servant of God… every place is the right place, and every time is the right time.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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Too great pity is the greatest cruelty.
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God is more ready to pardon that we have been to sin.
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Oh, let us lose our milk teeth and cut instead the strong teeth of hate and love.
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You, God, made yourself lowly and small to make us great!
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There is nothing we can desire or want that we do not find in God.
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We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.
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Don’t make it necessary for me to complain about you to Christ crucified. (There is no one else I can complain to, since there is no one greater than you on earth.
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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 sin nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.
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Obedience shows whether you are grateful.
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Lord, take me from myself and give me to yourself.
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You know Me in you, and from this knowledge you will derive all that is necessary.
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Make two homes for thyself, my daughter. One actual home and the other a spiritual home which thou are to carry with thee always.
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Do not be satisfied with little things, because God wants great things!
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