He does not show humility who accuses himself (for who will not accept rebukes from himself?), but he who, being rebuked by another, does not decrease his love toward him.

The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.

Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate.

Just as the winds whip up the sea, so does anger stir confusion in the mind.

The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and receives his light.

Confession is like a bridle that keeps the soul which reflects on it from committing sin, but anything left unconfessed we continue to do without fear as if in the dark.

The man who pets a lion may tame it, but the man who coddles the body makes it ravenous.