An idiot disciple…
He who has himself as a guide has an idiot as a disciple.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Anyone who lukewarmly does…
Anyone who does things lukewarmly is close to falling.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Let Christ crucified…
Let Christ crucified be enough for you, and with him suffer and take your rest, and hence annihilate yourself in all inward and outward things.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Contemplation is a…
Contemplation is nothing else than a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Appetites are like…
Darkness and coarseness will always be with a soul until its appetites are extinguished. The appetites are like a cataract on the eye or specks of dust in it; until removed they obstruct vision…The affections and appetites deprive them of a treasure of divine light. Any appetite, even one that is but slightly imperfect, stains and defiles the soul.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
The work of love…
For as heat makes things expand, so it is the work of love to expand the heart, for its power is to heat and make fervent.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
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