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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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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For true devotion must issue from the heart, and consist in the truth and substances alone of what is represented by spiritual things all the rest is affection and attachment proceeding from imperfection and in order that one may pass to any kind of perfection it is necessary for such desires to be killed.
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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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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My sole occupation is love.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
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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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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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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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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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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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There is nothing better or morenecessary than love.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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However high be your endeavors, unless you renounce and subjugate your own will - unless you forget yourself and all that pertains to yourself - not one step will you advance on the road to perfection.
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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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