It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.
CATHERINE OF SIENAOf 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.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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God is closer to us than water is to a fish.
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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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Father, I am hungry; for the love of God give this soul her food, her Lord in the Eucharist
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How many are the pains of those who hunger for revenge! They gnaw away at themselves constantly, and they have killed themselves even before they kill their enemies.
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The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
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And let the truth be your delight proclaim it, but with a certain congeniality.
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It is impossible to fulfill the law concerning love for Me, God eternal, apart from the law concerning love for your neighbors.
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There is nothing we can desire or want that we do not find in God.
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The human heart is always drawn by love.
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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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Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.
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The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven.
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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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The strongest and purest love is not the one that starts from impressions, but the one that comes from admiration.
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What father ever gave up his son to death for the sake of his slave!
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