But they who love Jesus for Jesus’ sake, and not for any consolation of their own, bless Him in all tribulation and anguish of heart as in the highes… - Thomas à Kempis

. . . speak Thou, O Lord, who didst inspire and illuminate all the prophets;

“My Son, pay diligent heed to the motions of Nature and of Grace, because they move in a very contrary and subtle manner, and are hardly distinguished save by a spiritual and inwardly enlightened man. All men indeed seek good, and make pretence of something good in all that they say or do; and thus under the appearance of good many are deceived.

All things pass away and thou equally with them. Look that thou cleave not to them lest thou be taken with them and perish.