They say, "God told me", or "God replied to me". And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.

If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.

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

Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.

It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.

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

Let my soul live as if separated from my body.