The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.
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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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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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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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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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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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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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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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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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