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.

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer.

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.

In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you better than yourself what comes between you and God. Ask yourself. Then listen!

God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as another. The inequality lies in the way in which His touch, His warnings, and His gifts are received.

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.

If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything temporal, everything external, everything that is not divine.