The soul, as soon as she comes to know Me, reaches out to love her neighbors.
CATHERINE OF SIENAGod is closer to us than water is to a fish.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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Too great pity is the greatest cruelty.
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You know Me in you, and from this knowledge you will derive all that is necessary.
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God is closer to us than water is to a fish.
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You must believe in truth that whatever God gives or permits is for your salvation.
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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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Make yourself a “capacity” and I will make myself a “torrent.”
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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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A soul cannot live without loving. It must have something to love, for it was created to love.
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Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.
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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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Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches.
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Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God: The Father is your table, the Son is your food, and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.
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Out of darkness is born the light.
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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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For there is no obedience without humility, nor humility without charity.
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