--- title: "1 God Talks Quotes By John Climacus" description: "1 God Talks quotes by John Climacus. Plus more from John Climacus and more God Talks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/john-climacus-11711_answered-prayers_the-lover-of-silence-draws-close-to-god_1543073.jpg" --- > [The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/the-lover-of-silence-draws-close-to-god-he-talks-to-him-in-secret-and/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/john-climacus-11711_answered-prayers_the-lover-of-silence-draws-close-to-god_1543073.jpg) ## More by John Climacus > [When people begin to praise us, let us hurry to remember the multitude of ours transgressions, and we will see that we are truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/when-people-begin-to-praise-us-let-us-hurry-to-remember-the-multitude/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [He does not show humility who accuses himself (for who will not accept rebukes from himself?), but he who, being rebuked by another, does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/he-does-not-show-humility-who-accuses-himself-for-who-will-not-accept/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [Pride is the utter poverty of soul disguised as riches, imaginary light where in fact there is darkness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/pride-is-the-utter-poverty-of-soul-disguised-as-riches-imaginary/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [A discerning man, when he eats grapes, takes only the ripe ones and leaves the sour. Thus also the discerning mind carefully marks the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/a-discerning-man-when-he-eats-grapes-takes-only-the-ripe-ones-and/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [Do not stop praying as long as, by God's grace, the fire and the water have not been exhausted, for it may happen that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/do-not-stop-praying-as-long-as-by-god-s-grace-the-fire-and-the-water/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [Holy love has a way of consuming some. This is what is meant by the one who said, 'You have ravished our hearts' (Sg.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/holy-love-has-a-way-of-consuming-some-this-is-what-is-meant-by-the/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [The first stage of this tranquility consists in silencing the lips when the heart is excited. The second, in silencing the mind when the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/the-first-stage-of-this-tranquility-consists-in-silencing-the-lips/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [Someone who is elated with wine speaks the truth on all subjects, even without meaning to. In the same way, anyone who is inebriated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/someone-who-is-elated-with-wine-speaks-the-truth-on-all-subjects-even/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [It can happen that when we are at prayer some brothers come to see us. Then we have to choose either to interrupt our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/it-can-happen-that-when-we-are-at-prayer-some-brothers-come-to-see-us/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [When a man has found the Lord, he no longer has to use words when he is praying, for the Spirit Himself will intercede…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/when-a-man-has-found-the-lord-he-no-longer-has-to-use-words-when-he/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/obedience-is-the-burial-of-the-will-and-the-resurrection-of-humility/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/humility-is-the-only-thing-that-no-devil-can-imitate/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/humility-is-the-only-virtue-that-no-devil-can-imitate-if-pride-made/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/repentance-lifts-a-man-up-mourning-knocks-at-heaven-s-gate-holy/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) > [When you are depressed, bear in mind the Lord's command to Peter to forgive a sinner seventy times seven (cf. Mt. 18:22). And you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-climacus/when-you-are-depressed-bear-in-mind-the-lord-s-command-to-peter-to/) [John Climacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-climacus/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-talks/john-climacus/#itemlist", "name": "1 God Talks Quotes By John Climacus", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The lover of silence draws close to God. 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