All consolation that does not come from God is but desolation; when the soul has learned to receive no comfort but in God only, it has passed beyond the reach of desolation.
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte GuyonSelf-seeking is the gate by which a soul departs from peace; and total abandonment to the will of God, that by which it returns.
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte GuyonHe who has a pure heart will never cease to pray; and he who will be constant in prayer, shall know what it is to have a pure heart.
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte GuyonO my God, how true it is that we may have of Thy gifts and yet may be full of ourselves!
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon