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Put your trust in Him and following His example, always act humbly, graciously, and in good faith.

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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Rarely is any good done without difficulty the devil is too subtle and the world too corrupt not to attempt to nip such a good work in the bud
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You say you experience great difficulty in the mission. Alas! Monsieur, there is no lot in life where there is nothing to be endured.
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It seems to me that the best way will be the one that is most gentle and forbearing, which is more in conformity with the Spirit of Our Lord and more apt to win hearts.
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. . . Practice teaching catechism and preaching. Missionaries must apply themselves to these tasks and although they do not accomplish them as successfully as others do, according to the opinion of men, it must be enough for them that they are doing the Will of God and perhaps producing more real fruit.
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Just as stinginess is blameworthy, so is facility in paying more for things than they are worth...
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Naturally, everyone loves his freedom, but we must beware of this as of a broad road that leads to perdition.
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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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Who will excuse us before God for the loss of such a great number of people, who could be saved by the slight assistance we could give them?
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You know that you yourself are not always in the same state. If you are exact today, closely united to God, and a consolation to the whole house, tomorrow you will be out of sorts, indolent, and a source of affliction to others. Then you will need their support, as you have supported them.
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I would rather him to bear patiently with it than to put himself in danger of a greater evil.
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Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another . . .
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[P]resent misfortune presupposes good luck in the future.
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That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.
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Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances.
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. . . [R]estlessness usually stems from pride and from being discontented with one's lot in life.
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Laws must never be made compatible with crimes, no more than lying should be in harmony with the truth.
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It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and never to act contrary to their wishes. And, at the opening and closing of each mission, we get their blessing in a spirit of dependence.
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If your men grow weary of the work or balk at obedience, you must bear with them. Get what you can gently from them. True, it is good to be firm in attaining your goal, but use appropriate, attractive, and agreeable means.
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In order to become soundly virtuous, it is advisable to make good practical resolutions concerning particular acts of the virtues and to be faithful in carrying the out afterwards. Without doing that, one is often virtuous only in one's imagination.
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Since I am a great sinner, I cannot reject those who have been, provided they have good will.
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