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The angels would become incarnate if they could, so that they might come to earth to imitate the example and virtues of the Son of God!
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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Since God is satisfied with our good will and honest efforts, let us also be satisfied with the outcome He gives to them, and our actions will never be without good results
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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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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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So, we pray well when we remain in this way in the presence of God, with no exertion of the understanding or will. Therefore, you will do well to listen to God in the urge you feel to return to us.
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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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Peace is worth far more than anything they might take from you.
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We must be full reservoirs in order to let our water spill out without becoming empty, and we must possess the spirit with which we want them to be animated, for no one can give what he does not have.
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Our Lord and the saints accomplished more by suffering than by acting.
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[L]ove is inventive to infinity.
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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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Always be quite simple and sincere and ask God to grant me those two virtues.
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It is true that zeal is the soul of the virtues, but most certainly, Monsieur, it must be according to knowledge, as Saint Paul says that means: according to knowledge of experience. And because young people ordinarily do not possess this experiential knowledge, their zeal goes to excess, especially in those who have a natural asperity.
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There are good, God-fearing persons who still fall into certain faults, and it is better to bear with them than to be hard on them.
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In the name of God, Monsieur, let us have greater confidence in Him than we do let us allow Him to steer our little bark if it is useful and pleasing to Him, He will save it from shipwreck.
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. . . [A]s a rule, the most learned persons do not produce the greatest results. We see that only too often.
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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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I thank God for having given the Company subjects who belong more to Him than to themselves, and who serve the neighbor at the risk of their lives! They are like unrefined gold, which becomes visible in fire and which would otherwise remain hidden under ordinary actions and sometimes under faults and failings.
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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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God always gives a great blessing to humble beginnings than to those that start with the chiming of bells.
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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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