Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.

The centre of the soul is God; and, when the soul has attained to Him according to the whole capacity of its being, which is the strength and virtue of the soul, it will have reached the last and the deep centre of the soul, which will be when with all its powers it loves and understands and enjoys God.

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

Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.

Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.

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

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.