The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
JOHN OF THE CROSSIf 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.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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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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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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