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title: "1 God Language Quotes By John of the Cross"
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> [Silence is God's first language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/silence-is-god-s-first-language/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

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## More by John of the Cross

> [Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/whoever-does-not-seek-the-cross-of-christ-doesn-t-seek-the-glory-of/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/a-christian-should-always-remember-that-the-value-of-his-good-works/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/the-soul-that-walks-in-love-neither-tires-others-nor-grows-tired/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/see-that-you-are-not-suddenly-saddened-by-the-adversities-of-this/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [My sole occupation is love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/my-sole-occupation-is-love/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/never-relax-for-you-will-not-attain-to-the-possession-of-true/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [Let my soul live as if separated from my body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/let-my-soul-live-as-if-separated-from-my-body/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/seek-in-reading-and-you-will-find-in-meditation-knock-in-prayer-and/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [For true devotion must issue from the heart, and consist in the truth and substances alone of what is represented by spiritual things; all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/for-true-devotion-must-issue-from-the-heart-and-consist-in-the-truth/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/in-the-twilight-of-life-god-will-not-judge-us-on-our-earthly/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/to-reach-satisfaction-in-all-desire-its-possession-in-nothing-to-come/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [Who teaches the soul if not God?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/who-teaches-the-soul-if-not-god/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/i-have-said-this-to-explain-the-stanza-that-follows-in-which-the-soul/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [Silence is God's first language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/silence-is-god-s-first-language/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

> [However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/however-softly-we-speak-god-is-so-close-to-us-that-he-can-hear-us-nor/)

[John of the Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-of-the-cross/)

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