"We never know how strongly we cling to……" — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
"We never know how strongly we cling to objects until they are taken away, and he who thinks htat he is attached to nothing, is frequently grandly mistaken, being bound to a thousand things, unknown to himself."
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Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
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14 Quotes by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
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Secrets of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, unknown to any besides Himself! Man, sprung up only of a few days,…
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The only way to Heaven is prayer; a prayer of the heart, which every one is capable of, and not…
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The very discovery of these hidden things is in itself a purifying experience! The soul needs to discover what is…
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If knowing answers to life's questions is absolutely necessary to you, then forget the journey. You will never make it,…
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Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all…
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I have never found any who prayed so well as those who had never been taught how. They who have…
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He who has a pure heart will never cease to pray; and he who will be constant in prayer, shall…
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The soul seeks God by faith, not by the reasonings of the mind and labored efforts, but by the drawings…
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God's designs regarding you, and His methods of bringing about these designs, are infinitely wise.
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In your occupations, try to possess your soul in peace. It is not a good plan to be in haste…
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It is only by a total death to self we can be lost in God.
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As one sees a river pass into the ocean, lose itself in it, its water for a time distinguished from…
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