"If you purify your soul of attachment to……" — St John Of The Cross
"If you purify your soul of attachment to and desire for things, you will understand them spiritually. If you deny your appetite for them, you will enjoy their truth, understanding what is certain in them."
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St John Of The Cross
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18 Quotes by St John Of The Cross
St John Of The Cross has 18 quotes on this site.
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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee
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In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.
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Wherefore a man can know nothing by himself, save after a natural manner, which is only that which he attains…
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The soul that is attached to anything however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the…
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If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk…
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To saints, their very slumber is a prayer.
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To be taken with love for a soul, God does not look on its greatness, but the greatness of its…
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Although you perform many works, if you do not deny your will and submit yourself, losing all solicitude about yourself…
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Whoever flees prayer flees all that is good.
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Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it; reflect that all must come…
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The soul that desires God to surrender himself to it entirely must surrender itself entirely to him without keeping anything…
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Not all the faculties and senses have to be employed in things, but only those that are required; as for…
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More Appetite Quotes
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Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty…
— Charles Baudelaire
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The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to…
— Joseph Addison
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In every language you can imagine, I've had people say 'Appetite For Destruction' is the soundtrack to their lives. I…
— Steven Adler
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Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any…
— Eli Broad
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To give money to a woman - and here I must speak as a man - is to deny her…
— James Buchan
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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.
— Lord Byron
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My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working…
— Kim Cattrall
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I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the…
— Lord Chesterfield
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Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment.
— Emile M. Cioran
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It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom & passion.
— Steve Winwood
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The most innovative designers consciously reject the standard option box and cultivate an appetite for thinking wrong.
— Marty Neumeier
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I thought that conclusion that we leaped to right after the election, that has been disproven statistically so many times,…
— Steve King
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