Simplicity aims at God, purity takes hold of him, and tastes him.
No good action will hinder thee, if thou be free from inordinate affection.
If thou intendest and seekest nothing else but the will of God, and the profit of thy neighbour, thou shalt enjoy internal liberty.
If thy heart were right, then every creature would be to thee a looking-glass of life, and a book of holy doctrine.
There is no creature so little and contemptible as not to manifest the goodness of God.
2. If thou wert good and pure within, then wouldst thou discern all things without impediment, and understand them right.
A pure heart penetrates heaven and hell.
According as every one is interiorly, so he judgeth exteriorly.
If there be joy in the world, certainly the man whose heart is pure enjoys it.