Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
JOHN OF THE CROSSGod leads every soul by a separate path.
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He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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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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My sole occupation is love.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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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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