Augustine Baker
But as for reading spiritual books, the intention of a serious lover of God ought not to be the same as that of those who live extroverted lives, who read these books out of a vain curiosity, or to be enabled to discourse on such sublime matters, without any particular choice or consideration that they are suitable to their spirit for practice.
A contemplative soul reading such books must not say, "This is a good book or passage", but rather, "This is useful and proper for me, and by God's grace I will endeavor to put into execution in due time and place the good instructions contained in it, as far as they are good for me".
Santa Sophia
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