Love consists not in feeling great things but in having gre… - John of the Cross

" "
Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.

John of the Cross

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About John of the Cross

Saint John of the Cross, or San Juan de la Cruz (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Carmelite mystic and poet.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: Juan de la Cruz

Alternative Names: Saint John of the Cross

All quotes from John of the Cross Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like John of the Cross:

Teresa of Ávila John of St. Samson Meister Eckhart Thérèse of Lisieux Augustine of Hippo

Additional quotes by John of the Cross

If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.

Božansku mudrost posjeduju samo oni koji puput neuke djece zanemare svoje znanje i s ljubavlju služe Bogu.

Croatian

Find Similar

If, then, on the common land I am no longer seen or found, You will say that I am lost; That, being enamoured, I lost myself; and yet was found. ~ 29

Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. - John of the Cross

About John of the Cross

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by John of the Cross

Advanced Search Filters