Guigo II

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

"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 heart, to reveal the inward sense."

"O my God, so good and tender and kind, dear friend, wise counselor, powerful support, how heartless and rash is the man who rejects you, who casts from his heart so humble and gentle a guest!"

"He who is not alone cannot be silent. And he who is not silent cannot hear you when you speak to him."

"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 words are so softly spoken that no one can hear them except in deep silence."