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All of you desire to belong entirely to God, and God also wants all of you to belong to Him

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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So, our vocation is to go, not just to one parish, not just to one diocese, but all over the world and do what? To set people's hearts on fire, to do what the Son of God did. He came to set the world on fire in order to inflame it with His love.
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Remember, Monsieur, that the downfall of most Communities comes from the cowardice of Superiors in not holding firm and in not purging them of the troublesome and incorrigible.
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Cast from your heart the bitterness.
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If there is any danger in the present weather, in the name of God, Monsieur, wait until spring
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There are some persons who are content with everything and others who are scarcely content with anything. These latter need patience to bear with themselves.
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May God be pleased to make it known to you, and fill you increasingly with His Spirit, so that through you it may be poured into the souls you guide, and your own soul may be more greatly sanctified!
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So, do not dwell any longer on what you are, but consider Our Lord close by you and within you, ready to put His hand to the work as soon as you call upon Him for help, and you will see that all will go well.
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It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize.
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Experience teaches that what is feasible at the beginning is sometimes harmful as things go on, or subject to troublesome inconveniences
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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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An honorable man would never abandon his friend in time of need, especially if they were in a foreign country. Why? For fear of acting like a coward or of being boorish. I repeat, I admire the fact that, those persons have, through human respect, more courage than Christians and priests have, through charity or through their good intentions.
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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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Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him.
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We must be firm but not rough in our guidance and avoid an insipid kind of meekness, which is ineffective.
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Peace is worth far more than anything they might take from you.
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There is no act of charity that is not accompanied by justice or that permits us to do more than we reasonably can.
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Experience has shown us that virtue puts down only shallow roots in those who are there for just a short time
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The works of God are not accomplished when we wish them, but whenever it pleases Him.
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Peace is worth more than all worldly possessions in addition, God rewards it even in this life.
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