Everything depends on this: a fathomless sinking into a fathomless nothingness.

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer.

As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body is the proper foundation for a well-appointed inner ground.

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.

In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you better than yourself what comes between you and God. Ask yourself. Then listen!

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.

In the school of the spirit, man learns wisdom through humility.

The gracious, eternal God permits the spirit to green and bloom and to bring forth the most marvelous fruit, surpassing anything a tongue can express and a heart conceive.

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

God does not lead all His servants by one road, nor in one way, nor at one time; for God is in all things; and that man is not serving God aright, who can only serve Him in his own self-chosen way.

In the kingdom of heaven it is His work that will be crowned, not yours. Anything in you that He has not wrought Himself will count for nothing.

My heart is a compass, and it always leads me back to you.

As things stand the "intellectuals" only come out to lick the bones left over by the tyrant.

Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread, and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal.

As a visual person, I love a creative resume. Putting in a little effort on the design side will show that you care about making things look good.

We have the ability to provide quality education to every child on earth right now.

The life you have led doesn't need to be the only life you have.

People get very creative if you include them.

America is a giving nation and very compassionate.

I always enjoy seeing Adam [Savage] in pain.

When you are a kid, you need to have something to do. This will keep you off the streets.