Oh, let us lose our milk teeth and cut instead the strong teeth of hate and love.
CATHERINE OF SIENADo not be satisfied with little things, because God wants great things!
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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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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Make yourself a “capacity” and I will make myself a “torrent.”
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What is it you want to change? Your hair, your face, your body? Why? For God is in love with all those things and he might weep when they are gone.
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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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Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.
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A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.
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Love does not stay idle.
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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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All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, “I am the way.
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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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All the vices are seasoned with pride just as the virtues are seasoned and enlivened by charity.
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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, God, made yourself lowly and small to make us great!
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For there is no obedience without humility, nor humility without charity.
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We’ve been deceived by the thought that we would be more pleasing to God in our own way than in the way God has given us.
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