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Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.

John of the Cross

God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Beautiful Fall God World
God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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Conscience Desire God Performance Purity Small Work
He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Avoid Goodness Prayer
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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Courage Goodness Man Path Perseverance Spirit
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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God Human Live World Yourself
In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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Fear Flower Love Mountain Myself Search Wild
When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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Draw Love
My sole occupation is love.
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Love Occupation One Liner
God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Darkness God Life Man Night
Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Darkness Endurance Greatness Light Preparation
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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Meditation Open Prayer Reading Seek Yourself
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
At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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Evening Judgment Life Love Ourselves
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.
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Failure Greatness Heart Love
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Agreement Remember Silence
The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Feed Flow Heaven Life

Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.

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Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.

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