What [is] more helpful to wisdom than the night? — Cyril of Jerusalem
The Sufi tell of the disciple who asked the elder, “Is there anything I can do to make myself enlightened?” “As little as you can do to make the sun rise in the morning.” “Then, of what use are the spiritual exercises you prescribe?” “To make sure you are not asleep when the sun begins to rise.” — Joan Chittister
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