Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
JOHN OF THE CROSSNot to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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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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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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