I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer.

Forgetfulness of self is remembrance of God.

Moses desired to see God; I do not desire to see God;He desires to see me

The thing we tell of can never be found be seeking, yet only seekers find it.

I never saw any lamp shining more brilliantly than the lamp of silence.

I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer.

For thirty years I sought God. But when I looked carefully I found that in reality God was the seeker and I the sought.