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That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.

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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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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In this way, through experience they will be formed adequately, will be encouraged, and will be capable of rendering service to God.
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You must moderate yourself according to your strength. When you have done all that you can to see that no Christian is perverted, you must find your consolation in Our Lord, who could prevent this misfortune and who is not doing so.
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It will be most pleasing to O[ur] L[ord] if you husband your strength in order to serve Him better.
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. . . [T]hese [ideas] are only suggestions of the evil spirit who, to jeopardize your salvation, suggests to you extraordinary works that are beyond your strength, under the fine pretext of practicing, on your own, the spiritual and corporal works of mercy . . .
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Make an effort to serve good bread and good meat and not to sell the better wine so as to serve what is inferior.
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Three can do more than ten when Our Lord puts His hand to things, and He always does so when He takes away the means of doing otherwise.
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If you must be in a hurry, then let it be according to the old adage, and hasten slowly.
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If, in order to succeed in an enterprise, I were obliged to choose between fifty deer commanded by a lion, and fifty lions commanded by a deer, I should consider myself more certain of success with the first group than with the second.
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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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A doctor who keeps a person from becoming ill deserves more merit than one who cures him.
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[I]n order to raise a soul to the highest perfection, He allows it to pass through dryness, brambles, and combats, causing it thereby to honor the times of weariness in the life of His Son, Our Lord, who suffered various kinds of anguish and abandonment.
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If you think something should be done, take the trouble to write to me about it, and together we will decide the time and manner of doing it.
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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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If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.
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If the Company takes my advice, it will always be preserved through this maxim, for if we are good, we will not lack any, and if we are not, we already have too many houses anyway, and can hardly fill the few we have.
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To this end, we should help and support one another and strive for peace and union among ourselves. This is the wine that cheers and strengthens travelers along the narrow path of Jesus Christ.
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He is greatly honored by the time we take to weigh with mature deliberation matters having to do with his service, as are all those with which we deal.
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[E]xcess in the practice of virtue is no less imperfect than the lack of it.
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[L]et us work to rid ourselves of our attacks of over-zealousness especially when it offends against respect, esteem, and charity.
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