The serene, silent beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world, next to the night of God.
Most of man's trouble comes from his inability to be still.
Our natures lie in motion, without which we die.
Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.
To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.
So we can only know God well by knowing our iniquities. Therefore those who have known God, without knowing their wretchedness, have not glorified Him, but have glorified themselves.