Quotes by Catherine of Siena

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In the light of faith I am strong, constant, and persevering.
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Build a cell inside your mind, from which you can never flee.
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The soul, who is lifted by a very great and yearning desire for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, begins by exercising herself, for a certain space of time, in the ordinary virtues, remaining in the cell of self-knowledge, in order to know better the goodness of God towards her.
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You, Eternal Trinity, are my Creator, and I am the work of Your hands, and I know through the new creation which You have given me in the blood of Your Son, that You are enamored of the beauty of Your workmanship.
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As the hart desires the spring of living water, so my soul desires to leave the prison of this dark body and see You in truth.
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The poison of selfishness destroys the world.
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Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with God.
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In your nature, eternal Godhead, I shall come to know my nature. And what is my nature? It is fire, because you are nothing but a fire of love. And you have given humankind a share in this nature, for by the fire of love you created us.
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It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.
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The soul, as soon as she comes to know Me, reaches out to love her neighbors.
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