Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee
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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.St. John
Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.
St. John
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.
St. John
Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
St. John
Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
St. John
In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.
St. John
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