In order that intercourse with men may not be hurtful to us, in the functions which we exercise in their regard to gain them to God, we must observe that our life ought to be a mixture of action and contemplation, in such wise that the former may be animated, directed, and ordered by the latter; that among the exterior works of the active life, we may always enjoy the interior repose of contemplation; and that our employment may not hinder our union with God, but rather serve to bind us more closely and more lovingly to Him, making us embrace [our neighbours] in Him by contemplation…
Louis Lallemant SJ (1578–1635)