And love Quote by John of the Cross

Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.

— 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…

— John of the Cross

The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.

— 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…

— John of the Cross

My sole occupation is love.

— 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…

— John of the Cross

Let my soul live as if separated from my body.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— John of the Cross

Who teaches the soul if not God?

— John of the Cross