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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.

John of the Cross

There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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Better Love Necessary
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
The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Growth Love Soul Walk
In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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Enlightenment Instruction Sorrow Strength Suffering Yourself
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Charity End Judgement Life
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
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
In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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Darkness God Night River Soul
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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Care Intellectual Man Memories See Virtue
Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Hurt Need Word Worth
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
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Agreement Remember Silence
Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
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God Learning Live Prosperity Sin Walk Yourself
God leads every soul by a separate path.
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God Leadership Path Separate
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

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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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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