"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you." - Is. 26.3

"Enter eagerly into the treasure house that is within you and you will see the things that are in heaven." - St. Isaac the Syrian

"Let the remembrance of Jesus be with your every breath. Then indeed you will appreciate the value of stillness." - St. John Climacus

"The friend of silence comes close to God." - St. John Climacus

"God far exceeds all words that we can here express. In silence he is heard, in silence worshiped best." Angelus Silesius

SOURCE OF QUOTES: "Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation" by Dr. Martin Laird Great book if you are "learning to pray!"