Malebranche on attention

"the attention of the mind is the natural prayer by which we obtain enlightenment from God:  for all those who apply themselves to the truth discover it in proportion to their application."

"l’attention de l’esprit est la prière naturelle par laquelle nous obtenons que Dieu nous éclaire; car tous ceux qui s’appliquent à la vérité la découvrent à proportion de leur application."

Nicholas Malebranche, Treatise on nature and grace 2.2.37, as trans. Riley (Oxford:  Clarendon Press, 1992), 155).  Sub-critical French from here.  This is, of course, a common claim in Malebranche.