Jesus has very clearly said in the gospel. "Whatever you do, do to the least of my brethren." Clear? That was the work of Jesus.

I have never been in a war before, but I have seen famine and death. I was asking (myself) what do they feel when they do this? I don't understand it. They are all children of God. Why do they do it. I don't understand.

If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.

Duty is a very personal thing. It is what comes from knowing the need to take action and not just a need to urge others to do something.

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.

Success will win you false friends and true enemies - succeed anyway.