Nothing in all creation is so like God as stillness.

There is something in the soul that is so akin to God that it is one with Him... It has nothing in common with anything created.

I will be silent and will hear what God will say in me...If God wishes to speak to me, let him enter. I will not go out.

Wisdom consists in doing the next think you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it.

Some people prefer solitude. They say their peace of mind depends on this. Others say they would be better off in church. If you do well, you do well wherever you are. If you fail, you fail wherever you are. Your surroundings don't matter. God is with you everywhere -- in the market place as well as in seclusion or in the church. If you look for nothing but God, nothing or no one can disturb you. God is not distracted by a multitude of things. Nor can we be.

There exists only the present instant ... There is no yesterday nor any tomorrow, but only Now.

Only he to whom God is present in everything and who employs his reason in the highest degree and has enjoyment in it knows anything of true peace and has a real kingdom of heaven.