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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.

John of the Cross

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John of the Cross
Age: 49 †
Born: 1542
Born: June 24
Died: 1591
Died: December 14
Carmelite Friar
Catholic Priest
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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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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Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.
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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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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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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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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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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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Silence is God's first language.
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