The soul who is most untouched is the most like to God.

although I have no fish, / I do not want any frog; / Or any elderberries either, / Instead of a bunch of grapes: / Although I have no love, / I do not want anything else, / Whether Love is gracious to me or hostile.

May your service of love a beautiful thing; want nothing else, fear nothing else and let love be free to become what love truly is.

I wish to devote all my time / To noble thoughts about great Love.

The soul who is most untouched is the most like to God.

The new year has begun for us. / Now must God grant us with love / That we may be able so to begin it / That it may be of value for Love.

What use is it for me to force my nature? / For my nature shall always remain / What it is and conquer what belongs to it, / However men may narrow its path.