62 Quotes by John of the Cross

In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

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.

Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.

Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.

Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.

Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.

If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.

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