“Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.” MenWayFirstsSoulMightLastsDesireSufferingImpossibleDivineCrossesSaintRichesEnteringConsolationThicketsDivine Wisdom Author:John of the Cross
“The conditions of a solitary bird are five: The first, that it flies to the highest point; The Second, that it does not suffer for company, not even of its own kind; The Third, that it aims its beak to the skies; The Fourth, that it does not have a definite color; The Fifth, that it sings very softly.” FirstsKindDoeSufferingCompanyFiveSkyConditionsColorQuietHighestBirdThirdsAimFourthSolitaryDefiniteFifthBeaks Book:San Juan de la Cruz Source: San Juan de la Cruz
“Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.” IfsFirstsSpiritualDesireDelightPossessionDenyRelaxAttachment Author:John of the Cross
