“If, on the other hand, we read books entitled On Impulse not just out of idle curiosity, but in order to exercise impulse correctly; books entitled On Desire and On Aversion so as not to fail to ge...”

“Once I was liable to the same mistakes, but, thanks to God, no longer Well, isnt it just as worthwhile to have devoted and applied yourself to this goal as to have read or written fifty pages?”

“Why do you want to read anyway for the sake of amusement or mere erudition? Those are poor, fatuous pretexts. Reading should serve the goal of attaining peace; if it doesnt make you peaceful, what...”

“I cannot call somebody hard-working knowing only that they read and write. Even if all night long is added, I cannot say it not until I know the focus of all this energy.”

“Isnt reading a kind of preparation for life? But life is composed of things other than books. It is as if an athlete, on entering the stadium, were to complain that hes not outside exercising.This ...”

“I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.”

“We limit ourselves and God who wants to work through us”

“God can only work through those who have totally identified themselves with His will and purpose”