Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.
CATHERINE OF SIENAHope comes from love, because people always trust in those they love.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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The devil never sleeps.
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There is nothing we can desire or want that we do not find in God.
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The devil fears hearts on fire with love of God.
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Too great pity is the greatest cruelty.
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One who knows more, loves more.
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Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches.
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The human heart is always drawn by love.
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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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Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.
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You must believe in truth that whatever God gives or permits is for your salvation.
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The soul, as soon as she comes to know Me, reaches out to love her neighbors.
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Love transforms one into what one loves.
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Consider God’s charity. Where else have we ever seen someone who has been offended voluntarily paying out his life for those who have offended him?
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It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.
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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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