Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
JOHN OF THE CROSSNever 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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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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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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Silence is God’s first language.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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My sole occupation is love.
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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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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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