Whatever God does, the first outburst is always compassion.
I have often said that a person who wishes to begin a good life should be like one who draws a circle. Let him or her get the center in the right place and keep it so and the circumference will be good.
The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.
.... all blades of grass, wood, and stone, all things are One.
God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk.
The soul must long for God in order to be set aflame by God's love; but if the soul cannot yet feel the longing, then it must long for the longing. To long for the longing is also from God.