"It is great wisdom to know how to……" — John of the Cross
"It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others."
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63 Quotes by John of the Cross
John of the Cross has 63 quotes on this site.
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If it were given to a man to see virtue's reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect,…
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He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will…
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The eternal spring is hidden in this living bread for our life's sake, although it is night. It is here…
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the…
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence,…
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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul…
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed...
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More Deeds Quotes
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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief;…
— Aristotle
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It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses…
— Emilie Autumn
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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He…
— Teresa of Avila
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We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs.…
— Philip James Bailey
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It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush…
— Russell Baker
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Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.
— Abu Bakr
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who…
— Saint Basil
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But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab…
— Theodore Bikel
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If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead.…
— Aeschylus
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Authentic values are those by which a life can be lived, which can form a people that produces great deeds…
— Allan Bloom
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Honest people don't hide their deeds.
— Emily Bronte
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Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the…
— Phillips Brooks
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