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Silence is God's first language.
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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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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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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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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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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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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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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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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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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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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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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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away you will never get it back.
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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
John of the Cross
