There is little sweetness in the study of the literal sense… - Guigo II

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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.

Guigo II

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Guigo II was a Carthusian monk and the 9th prior of Grande Chartreuse monastery, from 1174 to 1180.

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Isaac the Syrian Thomas à Kempis Augustine of Hippo Søren Kierkegaard Kahlil Gibran

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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.

What is the use of spending one's time in continuous reading, turning the pages of the lives and sayings of holy men, unless we can extract nourishment from them by chewing and digesting this food so that its strength can pass into our inmost heart?

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

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. - Guigo II

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