A Judicious Silence Is Always Better Than

If I Want Only Pure Water, What Does It Matter To Me Whether It Be Brought In A Vase Of Gold Or Of Glass? What Is It To Me Whether The Will Of God Be Presented To Me In Tribulation Or Consolation, Since I Desire And Seek Only The Divine Will?

True Humility Scarcely Ever Utters Words Of Humility.

Since God Often Sends Us Inspirations By Means Of His Angels, We Should Frequently Return Our Aspirations To Him By Means Of The Same Messengers.

What We Need Is A Cup Of Understanding, A Barrel Of Love, And An Ocean Of Patience.

The Enemy Often Tries To Make Us Attempt And Start Many Projects So That We Will Be Overwhelmed With Too Many Tasks, And Therefore Achieve Nothing And Leave Everything Unfinished. Sometimes He Even Suggests The Wish To Undertake Some Excellent Work That He Foresees We Will Never Accomplish. This Is To Distract Us From The Prosecution Of Some Less Excellent Work That We Would Have Easily Completed. He Does Not Care How Many Plans And Beginnings We Make, Provided Nothing Is Finished.