"Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to……" — John of the Cross
"Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting."
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John of the Cross
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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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