O Truth, my God, make me one with thee in everlasting love.
I am weary with often reading and hearing many things: in thee is all that I will or desire.
Let all teachers hold their peace; let all creatures be silent in thy sight: speak thou alone to me.
3. The more a man is united within himself, and interiorly simple, the more and higher things doth he understand without labour: because he receives the light of understanding from above.
A pure, simple, and steady spirit, is not dissipated by a multitude of affairs; because he performs them all to the honour of God, and endeavours to be at rest within himself, and free from all seeking of himself.
Who is a greater hinderance and trouble to thee, than thine own unmortified affection of heart?
A good and devout man first disposes his works inwardly, which he is to do outwardly.
Neither do they draw him to the desires of an inordinate inclination: but he bends them to the rule of right reason.