Guigo I



Guigo I also known as Guigues du Chastel, Guigo de Castro and Guigo of Saint-Romain, was a Carthusian monk and the 5th prior of Grande Chartreuse monastery in the 12th century.

The Meditations of Guigo I, Prior of the Charterhouse

 * as translated by A. Gordon Mursell (1995)


 * Without form or comeliness, and nailed to the cross&mdash;thus is truth to be adored.
 * #5


 * Anyone who delights in praise destroys it.
 * #20


 * Prepare your mind to live in the company of evil people, with your mind unsullied; to do this is to live like an angel.
 * #22


 * The more noble and powerful a creature is, the more willingly it submits to the truth. Indeed it is powerful and noble precisely because of its submission.
 * #84


 * To want good things even for the wicked is a characteristic of saints.
 * #127