All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLet my soul live as if separated from my body.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every 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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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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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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He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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