“Jesus Christ and St Paul possess the order of charity, not of the mind, for they wished to humble, not to teach.”

“The infinite distance between body and mind symbolizes the infinitely more infinite distance between mind and charity, for charity is supernatural....Out of all bodies together we could not succeed in creating one little thought. It is impossible, and of a different order. Out of all bodies and minds we could not extract one impulse of true charity. It is impossible, and of a different, supernatural, order.”

“Jesus is a God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair.”

“God wishes to move the will rather than the mind. Perfect clarity would help the mind and harm the will.”

“Knowlege of God without knowledge of man's wretchedness leads to pride. Knowledge of man's wretchedness without knowledge of God leads to despair. Knowledge of Jesus Christ is the middle course, because by it we discover both God and our wretched state.”

“Knowing God without knowing our wretchedness leads to pride. Knowing our wretchedness without knowing God leads to despair. Knowing Jesus Christ is the middle course, because in him we find both God and our wretchedness.”

“If our state were really happy, we should not need to take our minds off it in order to make ourselves happy.”