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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.

John of the Cross

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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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If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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 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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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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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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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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