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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

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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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