The city is the image of the soul, the surrounding walls being the frontier between the outward and inward life. The gates are the faculties or senses connecting the life of the soul with the outward world. Living springs of water rise within it. And in the centre, where beats the heart, stands the holy sanctuary.
St. Catherine of SienaSince love for our Creator cannot be sustained unless we love others for God's sake.
St. Catherine of SienaThe Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
St. Catherine of SienaYou are obliged to love your neighbor as yourself, and loving him, you ought to help him spiritually, with prayer, counseling him with words, and assisting him both spiritually and temporally, according to the need in which he may be, at least with your goodwill if you have nothing else.
St. Catherine of Siena