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title: "1 Love Unites Quotes By John of the Cross"
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> [“love is the inclination, strength, and power for the soul in making its way to God, for love unites it with God. The more degrees of love it has, the more deeply it enters into God and centers itself in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-of-the-cross/love-is-the-inclination-strength-and-power-for-the-soul-in-making-its/)

[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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