Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. 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.
St. John of the Cross
Contributed by: Ann DeSutter Lipofsky.
More quotes added by Ann from
all sources
Add to Library | Favorites
More quotes about: st john of the cross, the beloved, soul, divine union, fly, detachment, suffering
