He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.

To saints, their very slumber is a prayer.

If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark.

If you purify your soul of attachment to and desire for things, you will understand them spiritually. If you deny your appetite for them, you will enjoy their truth, understanding what is certain in them.

Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.

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.