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John of the Cross

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.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Hide Himself Love Shame World
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.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Complain Fragile Himself Humble Listening Talk
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Glory God Seek
There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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Better Love Necessary
Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Meditation Open Prayer Reading Seek Yourself
Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Love Yourself
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
Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Darkness Faith Himself Light Man Night Way
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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Excellence Goodness Love Remember Value
Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Faith God Soul
My sole occupation is love.
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Love Occupation One Liner
In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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Healing Leadership Meditation Ourselves Spirit Wound
To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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Desire Knowledge Possession Reach Satisfaction
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
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Divine Light Perfection Soul Window
If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Learning Perfection Progress Yourself

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