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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.

John of the Cross

Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Agreement Remember Silence
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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God Learning Live Prosperity Sin Walk Yourself
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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Hide Himself Love Shame World
My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Dry Forget Spirit Yourself
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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Greatness Live Remark Silence Wisdom
Silence is God’s first language.
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God Language One Liner Silence
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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Alone Burn Cold Growth Hot Master Soul Virtue
My sole occupation is love.
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Love Occupation One Liner
If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
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Bird Lose Opportunity Yourself
God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Darkness God Life Man Night
The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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Purity Carry Training Understand
God leads every soul by a separate path.
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God Leadership Path Separate
Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
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Desire Difficult Give Up God Love Prayer Reason Satisfaction Soul
Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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Acceptance Obedience Reason Sacrifice
Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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Account Goodness Peace Service Yourself
The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
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Happiness Holiday Joy Love Service Soul

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