Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.

There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.

If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.

What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?

What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.

You wish to see; listen. Hearing is a step toward Vision.

Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor's glory.