There is nothing so much like God in all the universe as silence.
To grasp God in all things--this is the sign of your new birth.
What a man takes in by contemplation, that he pours out in love.
Do not think that saintliness comes from occupation; it depends rather on what one is. The kind of work we do does not make us holy but we may make it holy. However “sacred” a calling may be, as it is a calling, it has no power to sanctify.
Whatever God does, the first outburst is always compassion.
Your own efforts "did not bring it to pass," only God-but rejoice if God found a use for your efforts in His work.