Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.
CATHERINE OF SIENADon’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.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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It is the nature of love to love as much as we feel we are loved and to love whatever the one we love loves.
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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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Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.
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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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Since love for our Creator cannot be sustained unless we love others for God’s sake.
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God is closer to us than water is to a fish.
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The human heart is always drawn by love.
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What father ever gave up his son to death for the sake of his slave!
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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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Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing without this goal in mind.
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We trust and believe in what we 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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A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.
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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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