Silence came before creation, and the heavens were spread without a word

You may be exhausted with work, you may even kill yourself, but unless your work is interwoven with love, it is useless. To work without love is slavery.

Let us remain as empty as possible so that God can fill us up.

There is thing you can do but I can not and there is thing I can but you can not; so let us make something beautiful together

If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.

Joy is prayer. Joy is strength. Joy is love. Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. God loves a cheerful giver. She gives most who gives with joy.

God doesn't ask that we succeed in everything, but that we are faithful. However beautiful our work may be, let us not become attached to it. Always remain prepared to give it up, without losing your peace.