"Souls will be unable to reach perfection who do not strive to be content with having nothing, in such fashion that their natural and spiritual desire is satisfied with emptiness; for this is necessary in order to reach the highest tranquility and peace of spirit. Hence the love of God in the pure and simple soul is almost continually in act."

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John of the Cross

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"All the creatures - not the higher creatures alone, but also the lower, according to that which each of them has received in itself from God - each one raises its voice in testimony to that which God is...each one after its manner exalts God, since it has God in itself."

St. John of the Cross

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"O sweetest love of God, so little known, whoever has found this rich mine is at rest!"

John of the Cross

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"Ó Senhor, Deus meu! Quem Te buscará com amor tão puro e singelo que deixe de Te encontrar, conforme o desejo da sua vontade, se és Tu o primeiro a mostrar-Te e a sair ao encontro daqueles que Te desejam?"

S. João da Cruz

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"Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light."

John of the Cross

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"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.”

John of the Cross

"Que mais queres, ó alma, e que mais buscas fora de ti, se encontras no teu próprio ser a riqueza, a satisfação, a fartura e o reino, que é o teu Amado a quem procuras e desejas?"

S. João da Cruz