Quotes by John of the Cross, St.

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Quotations about Soul

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The soul that is attached to anything however much good there may be i >>

The soul that is attached to anything however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for, until the cord be broken the bird cannot fly.

John of the Cross, St.