In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
JOHN OF THE CROSSIt is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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They say, “God told me”, or “God replied to me”. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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The soul that journey’s to God, but doesn’t shake off it’s cares and quiet it’s appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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My sole occupation is love.
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