Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin.

Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

Everything depends on this: a fathomless sinking into a fathomless nothingness.

As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body is the proper foundation for a well-appointed inner ground.

Judge yourself; if you sincerely and humbly do that, you will not be judged by God.