#on

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#according #contemplative #day #depths #each

If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything temporal, everything external, everything that is not divine. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#backs #divine #everything #external #must

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#god #his #sins #teach #you

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#discern #enter #faults #god #ground

Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils, saying your beads while you allow your thoughts to roam. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#babbling #beads #believe #consists #many

Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#even #fall #grace #harm #inclined

You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that there are still a thousand ties which you must break. No one can tell you what they are; only you can tell by looking at yourself and into your heart. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#cruel #heart #into #know #looking

We may have limped onto Broadway as the underdogs, but underdogs bite back occasionally. ↗

— Bernie Taupin

#bite #broadway #may #occasionally #onto

We know we cannot underestimate the importance of emergency planning in our region, nor can we assume we'll have ample warning time. If an earthquake or terrorist attack hits, we won't necessarily have advance alerts or opportunities to double- and triple-check our plans. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

#alerts #ample #assume #attack #cannot

After working for 14 years on Wall Street and growing up in a family with strong roots in small business, I know how important the entrepreneurial spirit is to attaining the American dream. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

#american #american dream #attaining #business #dream