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.
JOHN OF THE CROSSHave 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.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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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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My sole occupation is love.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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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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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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