I can be calm and free from care on any shore, since God is there.

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (commonly known as Madame Guyon) (18 April 1648 –  1717) was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism. Quietism was considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church, and she was imprisoned from 1695 to 1703 after publishing a book on the topic, A Short and Easy Method of Prayer.

The supreme aim of life on earth is The Contemplation of the Uncreated Light whereby man is Intimately United with God.

Miguel de Molinos (c. 1628–1697), Spanish divine, the chief apostle of the religious revival known as Quietism. He was born about 1628 near Muniesa (Teruel). He entered the priesthood and settled in Rome about 1670. There he became well known as a director of consciences, being on specially friendly terms with Cardinal Odescalchi, who in 1676 became Pope Innocent XI.