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. . . Our Lord humbles in order to raise up, and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order to bring about peace. He often desires some things more than we do, but wants us to merit the grace of accomplishing them by several practices of virtue and to beg for this with many prayers.

Vincent de Paul

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Vincent de Paul
Age: 79 †
Born: 1581
Born: April 24
Died: 1660
Died: September 27
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. . . [T]hose persons who console you today may humiliate you tomorrow.
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(1) Be convinced that exactness in rising is one of the most important practices in the Company and that as the day begins so the rest of the day continues (2) give yourselves sincerely to God on going to bed in the evening, asking Him for the strength to overcome yourselves in the morning and to obey His voice without delay.
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Remember the maxim of the Romans which states that by union and counsel we can achieve anything.
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I will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you
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If you say that a good reputation serves to benefit the neighbor more, I admit that. However, since it should be based on a good life, it is, therefore, preserved by the practice of virtue and not by human intrigue.
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[W]ork at ridding yourself of the esteem you have had up to now for the glitter and sparkle of virtue and the vain applause of the world, which Our Lord so assiduously avoided and so often recommends us to shun, and that you labor in earnest to acquire true and solid virtues.
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... bear with him as Our Lord bore with His disciples, who gave Him good reason to complain - at least, some of them did. Yet, He allowed them to remain in His company and tried to bring them around gently.
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[W]isdom consists in following Providence step by step. And you can be sure of the truth of a maxim which seems paradoxical, namely, that he who is hasty falls back in the interests of God.
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