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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.

John of the Cross

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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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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
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The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.
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