Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.

He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.

The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.

Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.

Silence is God's first language.

In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.

Do not let your "eye" be drawn by the false "beacon lamps" -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.