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John of the Cross

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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Easy God Road Suffering Travel Willing
The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Feed Flow Heaven Life
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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Complain Fragile Himself Humble Listening Talk
He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Avoid Goodness Prayer
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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Hide Himself Love Shame World
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Glory God Seek
The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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Divine Light Perfection Soul Window
Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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Body Myself Separate Soul Spirit
See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.
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Adversity God Joy Judgement Sadness World
My sole occupation is love.
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Love Occupation One Liner
Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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Account Goodness Peace Service Yourself
Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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Advice Faith Ourselves
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Charity End Judgement Life
The soul that journey’s to God, but doesn’t shake off it’s cares and quiet it’s appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill.
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Care God Journey Quiet Soul
Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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Love Yourself
God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Darkness God Life Man Night

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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