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[N]or should you move so fast! The works of God do not proceed in that way they come about of themselves, and those He does not create soon perish.

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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I cannot think of the results of your labors without shame at the little we do.
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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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Foresight is good when it is subject to the latter, but it becomes excessive when we are in a hurry to avoid something we fear. We rely more on our own efforts than on those of his Providence, and we think we are doing a great deal by anticipating His orders by our own disorder, which causes us to rely on human prudence rather than on his Word.
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The kingdom of God is peace in the Holy Spirit He will reign in you if your heart is at peace. So, be at peace, Mademoiselle, and you will honor in a sovereign way the God of peace and love.
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[P]resent misfortune presupposes good luck in the future.
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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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The vine-stock bears fruit as long as it is attached to its stem apart from that, no.
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