"Do not imagine, brother, that prayer consists solely of words, or that it can be learnt by means of words. No, the tr…"

"It is in spirit and in mind, then, that he says that one should pray and sing to God; he does not say anything at all…"

"For God is silence, and in silence is he sung by means of that psalmody which is worthy of Him. I am not speaking of …"

"And when you recite the words of the prayer that I have written for you, be careful not just to repeat them, but let …"

"(About the Assumption of Mary) She who was conceived without spot and borne without pain, who became mother without l…"

"Of all the things to seek, the first is wisdom, in which lies the form of perfect goodness."

"Wisdom enlightens human beings so that they may recognise themselves."

"Tell me, I beg you, what – among all things – has become the one thing for you, the thing you want to embrace in a un…"

"Omnia disce. Videbis postea nihil esse superfluum. Coartata scientia iucunda non est."

"Delicatus ille est adhuc cui patria dulcis est; fortis autem iam, cui omne solum patria est; perfectus vero, cui mund…"