The true contemplative is one who has discovered the art of finding leisure even in the midst of his work, by working with such a spirit of detachment and recollection that even his work is a prayer

The secret of my full identity is hidden in Him. He alone can make me who I am, or rather who I will be when at last I fully begin to be. But unless I desire this identity and work to find it with Him and in Him, the work will never be done

Good moral actions are not enough. Everything in us, from the very depths, must be cleansed and reordered.

We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else but beginners, all our life!

A life that is without problems may literally be more hopeless, than one that always verges on despair.

Humble people can do great things with uncommon perfection because they are no longer concerned about their own interests and their own reputation, and therefore they no longer need to waste their efforts in defending them.

No one is so wrong as the man who knows all the answers.