John of the Cross Quotes on Virtue
John of the Cross was a Spanish Carmelite friar, mystic, and poet, co-founder of the Discalced Carmelite reform with Teresa of Avila. This page collects quotes attributed to John of the Cross on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to John of the Cross:
“To come to enjoy what you have not, you must go by a way in which you enjoy not.”
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Attributed to John of the Cross:
“If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark.”
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Attributed to John of the Cross:
“In the evening of life, we shall be judged on love.”
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Attributed to John of the Cross:
“What we need most in order to make progress is to be silent before this great God.”