The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLive in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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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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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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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Silence is God’s first language.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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