Who teaches the soul if not God?
JOHN OF THE CROSSMy spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
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However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
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Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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