." "Where shall we find God?
Within.
"How shall we hear the voices of angels?
Listen with the inward ear.
"When are we with God?
When we are no more with ourselves.
"When do we hear the music of heaven?
When we are entirely silent.
"What is the effect of sin?
Confusion.
"Where does God dwell?
In silence.
"Who loves God?
He who knows nothing and loves nothing of himself.
"What is prayer?
The breath of silence.
"What is love?
The motion of the pure will.
"What is light?
The shadow of love.
"What is force?
The power of love.
"Where does God dwell?
Where there is peace.
"Who is most like God?
He who knows he is the least like Him.
"What is the innermost of all?
Stillness.
"Who is the purest?
He who is most beyond temptation.
"What is the personality of man?
The absolute negation of God.
"What is God?
The absolute affirmation in man.
"What is it to know?
It is to be ignorant.
"What should we desire?
Not to desire.
"What is the most positive answer?
Silence.
"What is the truest?
That which cannot be proven." "August 25, 1844 .-- In silence, suffering without murmuring.

An eternal thirst, enduring without being quenched.

Infinite longings without being met.

Heart ever burning, never refreshed.

Void within and mystery all around.