The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
JOHN OF THE CROSSHe who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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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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The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
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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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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.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
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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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All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
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However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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