O supreme and unapproachable light! O whole and blessed truth, how far art thou from me, who am so near to thee! How far removed art thou from my vision, though I am so near to thine! Everywhere thou art wholly present, and I see thee not. In thee I move, and in thee I have my being; and I cannot come to thee. Thou art within me, and about me, and I feel thee not.

And indeed we believe you [God] to be something than which a greater cannot be conceived.

Let no worldly prosperity divert you, nor any worldly adversity restrain you from His praise.

A Prayer of Anselm My God, I pray that I may so know you and love you that I may rejoice in you. And if I may not do so fully in this life let me go steadily on to the day when I come to that fullness . . . Let me receive That which you promised through your truth, that my joy may be full.

It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection.

Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.

Idleness is the enemy of the soul.