"Reading seeks for the sweetness of a blessed life, meditation perceives it, prayer asks for it, contemplation tastes it."

"There is little sweetness in the study of the literal sense, unless there be a commentary, which is found in the hear…"

"What is the use of spending one's time in continuous reading, turning the pages of the lives and sayings of holy men,…"

"O my God, so good and tender and kind, dear friend, wise counselor, powerful support, how heartless and rash is the m…"

"Let him sit alone, the Scripture says; and indeed, unless he sits and rests, he will not be alone."

"He who is mounted on pride does not know how to sit still."

"Let all my world be silent in your presence, Lord, so that I may hear what the Lord God may say in my heart. Your wor…"

"Les hommes font les lois. Les femmes font les mœurs."

"The standing armies, while a burden on the people, are inadequate for the achievement of great and decisive results i…"

"It is clear that there are as many different languages as peoples in this island. The Scots, however, and the Welsh, …"