One great remedy against all manner of temptation, great or
small, is to open the heart and lay bare its suggestions,
likings, and dislikings before some spiritual adviser; for, ...
the first condition which the Evil One makes with a soul, when
he wants to entrap it, is silence.- Francois de Sales (1567-1622), Introduction to the Devout Life [1609], London: Rivingtons, 1876, IV.vii, p. 308

In order to mould His children, God sometimes has to melt them down.- Author Unknown