Is it not better to fail after asking advice than to risk acting on our own?

Furthermore, the apostolic life does not exclude contemplation but encompasses it and profits by it to know better the eternal truths it must proclaim

Practice humility and patience.

[A] sick mind cannot be cured by the sheer force of persuasion.

The angels would become incarnate if they could, so that they might come to earth to imitate the example and virtues of the Son of God!

Is it not better to fail after asking advice than to risk acting on our own?

If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.